Gas log installation by local pros in Wyndham Lakes
We check the flue, the damper and the firebox against the log set manual before anything is ordered. No charge for the inspection in Wyndham Lakes.
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The written gas log scope for your Wyndham Lakes home
These checks decide whether a log set will fit and run right, and our Wyndham Lakes crew records each result before ordering.
- Firebox front width, rear width, depth and height
- Gas type on the rating plate against your supply
- Manual, rating plate and tags left in place
- Removal of the old set if you want it gone
Log set know-how from our Wyndham Lakes crew
The checks our installers make on gas log jobs in Wyndham Lakes, and why each one matters.
Supply pressure the burner needs
A burner needs gas at the right pressure to light and run properly. One maker wants at least 5 inches of water column at the inlet on natural gas and at least 11 on propane, with ceilings of 10.5 and 13.
The same manual says not to install the set if the minimum pressure is not available, since low pressure affects the pilot. Our technicians measure the pressure at the set with the burner running and note the reading in your record.
A regulated propane supply
Propane tanks hold gas at pressures far above what a burner can take. One log set maker says the propane source must be regulated, warns against connecting the set directly to an unregulated tank and rules out a portable propane cylinder entirely.
Regulators and tank connections belong to your propane supplier or gas contractor. Our crew checks that the supply reaching the set is regulated and lists any supply work for others on its own line.
Protecting the set during a pressure test
Gas piping gets pressure tested when it is installed or altered, and log set valves are not built for test pressure. One maker says the set and its main valve must be disconnected from the piping during any test above 1/2 psig.
For tests at or below 1/2 psig, the same manual says the set must be isolated by closing its equipment shutoff valve. Our technicians coordinate with the gas contractor so the set is protected whenever the line is tested.
Never left burning unattended
A gas log fire is still a fire. One vented log set manual says adults shall be present when the appliance is operating and that it shall not be left burning when unattended or while anyone is sleeping.
It is an easy rule to forget when the flame is only a switch away. Our technicians go over it at every handover, along with where the shutoff is and how long the logs stay hot after the burner is off.
Work that belongs to other trades
A gas log job can touch several trades. New gas piping belongs to a qualified gas contractor, tank and regulator work to your propane supplier and any new outlet for a remote receiver or fan to an electrician.
Our estimate shows each of those as separate work so nothing is hidden inside the log set price. We tell each trade what the set's manual requires, so their part of the job matches ours.
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Asked in Wyndham Lakes about installing gas logs
Thinking about gas logs? Start here, and remember the fireplace inspection in Wyndham Lakes is free.
Can I keep the glass doors closed while the logs burn?
No. Log set manuals we work from require glass doors to be fully open while the burner runs. One vented set also needs slots in the door frame when it blocks airflow to the fireplace floor.
Can a vent-free log set go in a bedroom?
One vent-free manual says its heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom. The Florida fuel gas code allows only small wall-mounted unvented heaters in those rooms, under strict conditions. We recommend a different option for a bedroom fireplace.
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