Wood stove inserts installed and lined in Tangerine
Our Tangerine insert specialists read your model's manual before anything is measured, ordered or installed.
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Liner, surround and hearth items for Tangerine insert jobs
We check every point below against the manual for the insert you have in mind, then price it as its own line.
- Connector to the collar made as the manual shows
- Old insert, doors, grate and screen removed
- First fire lit together and controls explained
- Your 10% off for booking within 72 hours, written on the estimate
What decides an insert installation in Tangerine
A closer look at the liner, the surround and the hearth in Tangerine.
The metal tag that records the change
When a fireplace has been modified to take an insert, the Pacific guide supplies a metal tag to be fastened to the back wall of the fireplace, so that a later owner or technician can see the fireplace was modified for the insert.
We fasten that tag where the manual directs and point it out at the walkthrough. If the insert is ever removed, whoever takes it out will find the tag before anyone lights a fire in the bare opening, and can have the fireplace checked before it goes back to open burning.
Moving a heavy insert into place
Wood inserts are heavy, and the weight sits in a compact box that has to cross your floors and slide into a tight opening. The Travis manual suggests lightening the unit by removing its firebricks and baffle, then replacing them before use.
Our crew brings the equipment to move the unit without dragging it, protects the floor along the path, and follows the manual's steps for lightening and reassembly. Nothing is levered against your brick to force the last inch.
Old glass doors, grates and screens come out
An insert needs the bare opening. Existing glass doors, a grate, andirons and a mesh screen are removed so the insert and its surround can seat against the fireplace face.
We remove those pieces carefully and leave them with you unless you ask us to take them. If the old doors were bolted into the masonry, the anchor holes are dealt with so the surround covers a clean edge. The bare firebox is then cleaned before the new unit goes anywhere near it.
The smoke shelf and the damper frame
Above the firebox of a masonry fireplace, the throat narrows at the damper, and behind it sits the smoke shelf with the smoke chamber rising above. A liner has to pass through this constricted area on its way to the collar.
Where the damper frame is too tight for the liner, the manual's exception may allow removing the damper plate or part of the frame, provided the structure stays sound and combustibles stay protected. We explain in advance exactly what, if anything, we plan to remove.
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Asked by Tangerine homeowners before an insert goes in
If we missed your question, our Tangerine insert team answers the phone.
Can the glass door stay open while the fire burns?
No. The insert manuals we work from say the insert runs with the door closed and latched. Open it to load wood, then close and latch it again.
How far should furniture stay from the insert?
One insert manual we work from says to keep combustibles 36 inches from the front of the unit. Your model's manual sets its own distance, and we point it out at the walkthrough.
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