Gas insert installation planned around your Windhover fireplace
Our Windhover crew plans the vent, the gas line and the power together, so install day runs to plan.
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Written into every gas insert quote in Windhover
What our Windhover crew confirms first, so the insert you pick is one that will fit, vent and connect.
- Mantel and side wall clearances checked against the manual's tables
- Hearth and floor covering in front of the insert
- Leak check and supply pressure reading at startup
- Conversion notice label fixed inside the firebox
Gas insert know-how for Windhover homeowners
A few of the things our installers walk Windhover homeowners through before an insert goes in.
The fireplaces a gas insert is made for
A gas insert is built to sit inside an existing wood-burning fireplace. Heat & Glo's installation manual for its Supreme inserts, for example, says they are designed for solid-fuel masonry fireplaces and for factory-built fireplaces listed to UL 127. That covers the brick fireplace built with the house and many metal fireboxes set into a framed wall.
It does not cover a decorative opening, a fireplace that was never meant to hold a fire, or a firebox the manual does not name. We identify which kind you have at the free inspection and check it against the insert you are considering before anything is ordered.
The floor in front of the insert
An insert pushes heat out into the room, and the floor in front of it has to cope with that. Heat & Glo's Supreme manual recommends a small hearth or a set distance where vinyl flooring meets the insert, advises against adhesive-based vinyl because of thermal expansion and notes that floating floors can be used but will get warm, so the flooring maker's specifications should be checked.
A raised stone or tile hearth usually works as it is. Where flooring runs right up to the opening, we check it against the manual for your model and tell you what, if anything, has to change.
The first long burn
A new insert gives off a smell at first as the paint cures and manufacturing oils burn off. The owner's manual describes a break-in: open windows, run the fireplace three to four hours continuously on high, let it cool, then clean the glass. It also warns that smoke detectors may go off.
We explain the break-in before we leave, so the smell on the first evening comes as no surprise. If you prefer, we start it with you and show you how to clean the glass afterwards.
What a sealed insert changes
An open fireplace feeds its fire with room air and sends that air up the chimney. A direct-vent gas insert burns behind sealed glass, with its own air supply and exhaust, so the fire no longer depends on the air in your room.
The result is a fireplace you start with a switch or a remote, with a steady flame and no ash to clear out. We explain honestly what to expect from the model you choose, including the heat it is built to give.
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Gas insert questions we hear in Windhover
Short, straight answers from our fireplace team in Windhover. Anything else, just call.
What happens to my old damper?
It is locked fully open or removed, as the insert manual directs, so the liners can pass through. The gap around the liners is then closed with the material the manual allows.
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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