Electric fireplace installation planned around your Winter Park room
Tell us where you want the fire. Our Winter Park team handles the framing, the mounting and the finish around the unit.
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The written installation scope for your Winter Park home
These are the details that decide how the unit goes in. You see each one in writing before our Winter Park team starts.
- Clearance from drapes, furniture and walkways
- Closing drafts and openings behind an insert
- Trim kit, surround or mantel work included
- Manual, model and serial number kept for your records
Installation know-how from our Winter Park crew
Practical points from our electric fireplace installers in Winter Park.
When a dedicated circuit is required
Manuals differ on circuits. Dimplex's IgniteXL linear fireplace manual calls for a dedicated, properly fused 15 amp circuit rated for the unit's voltage. The manual for its plug-in XHD firebox says a dedicated circuit is preferred but not essential, and becomes necessary if the breaker trips regularly when the heater runs.
So we never assume. Our crew reads your model's requirement and checks what else shares the circuit you plan to use. If a dedicated circuit is needed, it goes on the estimate as electrical work, done by an electrician, so the fireplace runs its heater without tripping anything.
Insulation and vapor barriers in the wall
Recessing a fireplace into an exterior wall brings it close to insulation and sometimes a vapor barrier. Some manuals say the unit must not be in direct contact with either. Dimplex's IgniteXL manual includes that caution.
When we plan a recess on an outside wall, we open the cavity knowing what we will find and build the enclosure so the unit sits where its manual allows. Sometimes that means framing a shallow bump-out into the room instead of cutting into the exterior wall cavity.
An old fireplace with a gas line
Some fireplaces being converted to electric were once fed by gas. The gas supply has to be shut off and capped properly by someone qualified for gas work before an electric insert goes into that opening.
We check for a gas connection during the inspection and never work around a live line. If one is there, disconnecting it goes on the estimate as a separate item done by the right trade. Only then does the electric insert go in.
Choosing a dry location
Makers ask for a location that is not susceptible to moisture. A wall that gets damp, a room with a leaking window or a spot under a bathroom can all shorten an electric fireplace's life.
We look for signs of moisture where the unit will go: stains, soft drywall, a musty smell. If the wall has a water problem, it gets fixed before the fireplace is mounted. The fireplace should be the last thing in the wall, not the first thing to get wet.
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What people in Winter Park ask about electric fireplaces
Answers from our specialists in Winter Park, with no sales pressure.
Can an electric fireplace go under my TV?
Often, yes, if the fireplace manual and the TV maker's guidance agree on the layout. The heater outlet direction and the distance between the two matter most. We plan both on the wall before anything is mounted.
Do I need to be home during the installation?
It helps to be home at the start and for the walkthrough at the end. That is when we confirm the height and position and show you the controls. In between, we just need access to the room and the breaker panel.
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