Gas insert installation planned around your Stoneybrook Hills fireplace
Gas fireplace inserts for Stoneybrook Hills homes, installed by local experts and backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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Before we order an insert for your Stoneybrook Hills home
In Stoneybrook Hills, the free visit covers points like these, and none of it obliges you to book.
- Masonry or factory-built fireplace, and what the insert manual allows
- Gas supply work by a qualified gas professional, on its own line
- Surround size, depth and overlap on the fireplace face
- Removal and disposal of old doors, screen and grate
How our Stoneybrook Hills crew fits a gas insert
Field notes from our gas insert installers serving Stoneybrook Hills.
When the collar and the damper do not line up
An insert's vent collars sit on top of the unit. The fireplace damper sits wherever the builder put it, often toward the front of the firebox. When the two do not line up, the liners need room to bend between them.
The Supreme manual covers this case directly: if the exhaust collar and the damper do not line up, add four inches to the minimum fireplace depth. We note the damper position during the inspection, so the depth we plan for already includes that allowance.
One flue for one appliance
Every insert needs a vent of its own. Heat & Glo forbids tying the insert into a chimney flue that already serves another solid-fuel or gas-burning appliance and calls for a separate vent system. Section 503.5.7.1 of Florida's Fuel Gas Code likewise bars connecting an appliance to a flue that serves a separate solid-fuel appliance.
In a chimney with one flue, that is simple. Where a chimney holds two flues, for example serving a second fireplace, we identify which flue the insert will use and keep it apart from the other appliance.
Air in a new gas line
A newly connected gas line holds some air. The manual explains that this small amount of air must be purged, and that lighting the appliance lets it purge through the pilot assembly.
That is why a new insert can take a few tries to light the first time. Our technician handles the first lighting, watches the pilot and the burner come up and stays until the flame is steady. If the pilot will not stay lit after a reasonable number of tries, we stop and find the cause instead of forcing it.
Young children and a hot insert
Owner's manuals are direct about children. The Supreme owner's manual says to keep children away, supervise them in the same room as the appliance and consider an adjustable safety gate to keep toddlers and young children back from the fireplace.
The barrier screen protects against touching the glass, but the surround and front still get hot. We talk through the room layout with families and point out the parts that stay warm after the fire is off.
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Common gas insert questions in Stoneybrook Hills
Still weighing it up? Read these, then book the free visit in Stoneybrook Hills.
Will a gas insert fit my fireplace in Stoneybrook Hills?
Many masonry and factory-built fireplaces can take one, but the insert's manual decides. We measure the width, rear width, height and depth of your firebox and check them against the model's minimum opening. You get the answer before you buy anything.
Does a gas insert need a new cap on the chimney?
Yes. The insert's liners end at a termination cap from the same vent system, sealed to a plate that closes the top of the old chimney. An old chimney cap cannot do that job.
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