Gas inserts installed in Union Park fireplaces
Our local specialists turn an open fireplace in Union Park into a gas insert you light with a switch or a remote.
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Measured at your Union Park fireplace, priced in writing
Our installer takes a tape, a light and the insert manual to your Union Park fireplace. These are the kinds of items that come back in writing.
- Rear width and side angles measured, beyond the face of the opening
- Termination cap sealed and secured to the chimney top plate
- Plates or insulation closing the gap around the liners at the damper
- Barrier screen front ordered with the insert
The engineering behind a gas insert in Union Park
Worth reading before you approve a gas insert installation in Union Park.
How a wall switch is wired
A wall switch for a gas insert is a low-voltage control. The manual is specific: do not wire 110 to 120 volts to the wall switch, and do not connect the power cord of an electronically controlled insert to a switched circuit, because that can override its safety lockout.
If you want a wall switch, we fit the maker's switch kit and connect it as the diagram shows. Power to the insert stays constant, and the switch simply tells the control when to light.
The reset switch on the surround
Some inserts have a switch that must be on before anything works. The Supreme series has a reset switch and battery plug attached to the side of the surround, and its manual says the reset switch must be installed and in the on position for the appliance to operate.
It is the kind of detail that causes a service call a month after installation. We point it out at the walkthrough, so if the insert ever seems dead, the first thing you check is a switch you already know about.
Going back to wood later
Undoing an insert conversion takes more than lifting the insert out. The conversion notice says the fireplace cannot be used for burning wood or solid fuels unless all original parts have been replaced and the fireplace is re-approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
That means removing the insert and its liners, restoring the damper and having the fireplace and chimney checked before any wood fire. If you might want a real wood fire again one day, tell us before the conversion so we can talk it through.
The checks before the first fire
The owner's manual for the Supreme series lists what a qualified service technician should confirm before a new insert is used: shipping materials removed, logs and embers placed correctly, wiring checked, the air shutter adjusted, the connections tight with no gas escaping, and the glass sealed with its barrier in place.
Our technician works through that list on every installation, with you watching if you like. It turns the first lighting into a planned test instead of a hopeful one.
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Gas insert questions we hear in Union Park
Short, straight answers from our fireplace team in Union Park. Anything else, just call.
Does the chimney need cleaning before the insert goes in?
Yes. Florida's Fuel Gas Code says a chimney that vented a wood fire must be examined and cleaned before a gas appliance is connected to it. We clean it as part of preparing the fireplace.
Will you fit an insert I already purchased?
Gladly, as long as it suits your fireplace. Give us the model number when you call, and the installer reviews its opening and vent requirements before arriving. If it cannot fit, you find out while there is still time to return it.
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