Gas log installation by local pros in University
Free inspection, clear answers and a written estimate for gas logs in University, with 10% off when you book within 72 hours.
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The written gas log scope for your University home
Before any log set is ordered for your University home, each of these is confirmed in person.
- Shutoff valve location and access
- New gas piping listed as separate work
- Room size and input for a vent-free set
- Noncombustible facing and mantel clearance
Log set know-how from our University crew
Useful to know before you approve a log set for your University fireplace.
Cleaning the fireplace before the burner goes in
Years of wood fires leave material behind that a gas burner should not sit under. Before its set goes in, one log set maker wants the flue, the damper and the firebox scrubbed free of soot, ash and flaking paint and looked over by a qualified professional.
Our crew does that cleaning and inspection as the first stage of the job, so the damper will clamp, the flue is open and nothing falls onto the new burner the first time it warms up.
Clamping the damper open for vented logs
Running a vented set against a shut damper is never allowed. One maker ships a clamp with its set, fixed to the damper blade for good, so the damper can never shut past the minimum opening, and it wants the damper wide open whenever the burner is lit.
The clamp is a small part with a big job, since it stops anyone from shutting the damper on a set that is still warm or about to be lit. Our installers fit it, measure the opening and show you where it is.
The input limit for vent-free sets
Florida's fuel gas code caps unvented room heaters at an input rating of 40,000 Btu per hour in section 621.3. The rating appears on the set's rating plate and in its manual.
That limit sits alongside the room volume rule, and in many living rooms the room rule is the one that bites first. Our crew reads the input from the plate of the set you are considering and checks it against both limits before recommending it.
Room volume and a vent-free set
Section 621.5 of the Florida fuel gas code sets one shared allowance for every unvented appliance in a room or space, 20 Btu per hour per cubic foot. A set rated at 30,000 Btu per hour needs at least 1,500 cubic feet around it.
Our pros measure the floor area and ceiling height, account for other unvented appliances in the same space and show the arithmetic in writing. Where openings to other rooms count toward the volume, we explain how the manual treats them.
Decorative sets and room heaters
The standards tell you what each kind of set is for. Vented sets are listed to ANSI Z21.60 as decorative appliances for installation in solid-fuel fireplaces, while vent-free sets are listed to ANSI Z21.11.2 as unvented room heaters.
That difference shows up in the rules around them, from the damper to the room size to the thermostat. Our pros explain which one matches what you want from the fireplace before recommending a set.
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Asked in University about installing gas logs
Straight talk on log sets from our specialists in University, and no pressure to book.
Does it matter if my home uses natural gas or propane?
Yes. The set must match the gas named on its rating plate. One vented set is not field convertible at all, while one vent-free set can be converted between the two gases by a qualified installer. One maker also requires the propane supply to be regulated.
Is the gas line part of the job?
New gas piping is separate work for a qualified gas contractor, and it appears as its own line on the estimate. Before that, our crew checks what the log set manual asks of the supply, such as the minimum pipe size and inlet pressure.
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