Gas log installation specialists for West Colonial
We check the flue, the damper and the firebox against the log set manual before anything is ordered. No charge for the inspection in West Colonial.
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The written gas log scope for your West Colonial home
Before any log set is ordered for your West Colonial home, each of these is confirmed in person.
- Flue, damper and firebox cleaned and checked first
- Minimum damper opening from the set's table
- Supply pressure and pipe size the manual asks for
- Glowing embers placed as the manual shows
Log set know-how from our West Colonial crew
Notes from our gas log installers working in West Colonial.
What a healthy log set flame looks like
Manuals describe the flame they expect. One maker says its main burner flames should be blue at the base and a mix of blue and yellow through the body and the tips, about 5 to 8 inches above the logs, with the center flame the tallest.
The same manual expects ember flames about 1/4 inch above the embers. After an installation or a service, our technicians compare your flame with the description for your set and adjust what they can before they leave.
Fans, drafts and flame patterns
A vent-free flame is sensitive to moving air. One manual warns not to let fans blow directly into the fireplace and to avoid any drafts that alter the burner's flame pattern, and it rules out installing the heater in high traffic, windy or drafty areas.
Ceiling fans, air conditioning registers and doors to the patio can all send air across a firebox. Our crew looks at what moves air around your fireplace and suggests simple changes when a flame is being pushed around.
Matching the set to the gas on its rating plate
Every burner is built for a specific gas. One vented set manual says its appliance is for use only with the gas on the rating plate, is not field convertible and must not be installed if the supply is different.
A propane burner on natural gas, or the reverse, appears in the same manual's list of causes for smoking and sooting, with the instruction to shut it down immediately. Our crew checks the plate against your supply before the set is even unboxed.
Gas piping as its own line of work
Running a new gas line or extending an old one is work for a qualified gas contractor. On our estimates it appears as a separate line, so you can see the log set installation and the piping side by side.
Our crew tells you what the set's manual asks of the supply, including the pipe size, the pressure and the shutoff valve, so the gas contractor has what they need. The log set goes in once the supply meets those numbers.
Propane tanks stay outdoors
Propane log sets come with a clear rule about the tank. One vent-free manual says not to place propane supply tanks inside any structure and to locate them outdoors.
Tank placement and sizing are your propane supplier's call. Our pros note what they see during the inspection and point out anything that looks inconsistent with the manual, so it can be raised with the supplier before the set goes in.
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Questions West Colonial homeowners ask before gas logs
Thinking about gas logs? Start here, and remember the fireplace inspection in West Colonial is free.
Will gas logs work in my fireplace?
Only if the fireplace qualifies. One vented log set manual limits its burner to a wood-burning fireplace built of noncombustible material with a flue that works. In a factory-built fireplace, the fireplace's own manual has to allow the set. We check both at the free inspection.
Is the gas log inspection in West Colonial really free?
Yes. We measure and check the fireplace and write up the estimate at no charge, with no obligation. If you go ahead within 72 hours after the inspection, 10% comes off.
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