Direct vent and B-vent service for Crawford gas fireplaces

The code's clearances and the maker's vent rules, applied to your Crawford gas fireplace on a free visit.

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Roof covering work is named for a roofer, and gas piping for the gas trade.

Free inspection and estimateThe vent on your Crawford gas fireplace is traced from the collar to the cap and measured against the code at no charge.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesEach section, fitting and reroute is priced on its own line before any pipe is cut or replaced.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the flame, the draft or the shutdown problem is not fixed by the vent repair we quoted, we come back.

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A new deck next to the vent cap

Decks, porches and pergolas get built after the fireplace, and sometimes right beside its vent cap. A direct-vent termination needs open air around it and set distances to anything built nearby, and a deck board a foot away can break those rules. Moving a cap is simpler before the deck boards go down than after.

When new construction crowds a cap, the fix is moving the termination to a spot that meets the rules, drawn out before any cutting. Building near your gas fireplace vent in Crawford? Check the plan with us at (904) 920-5495.

Crawford is in Nassau County. The coastline lies beyond Crawford.

Vent work on Crawford gas fireplaces

Crushed or rusted sections replaced from the listed system
Insulation cleared from vent air spaces
B-vent caps raised to the roof pitch table
New vent routes drawn before any cutting

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How our venting pros trace a gas vent in Crawford

Identify the system
The manual and pipe markings tell us the vent type, size and maker.
Trace the run
With the unit off and cool, we follow the vent and check joints, supports and clearances.
Repair with listed parts
Joints are reseated, damaged sections replaced and crowded caps moved.
Test and record
We fire the unit, check flame and draft, then note every fix.

Yearly vent checks in Crawford

Makers ask for gas fireplace vents to be inspected yearly. In Crawford a vent that has not been looked at in years is worth a visit.

We trace it from collar to cap.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

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What Type B vent is

Type B gas vent is double-wall pipe for natural-draft gas appliances. Section 502.1 of Florida's fuel gas code requires Type B and BW gas vents to be listed and labeled and tested to UL 441, and the appliance's manual names the diameter.

One maker's B-vent fireplaces use a 4-inch vent on one model and a 6-inch vent on others. The inner and outer walls keep the hot exhaust away from framing, and the space between them is part of the design. Replacement sections match the listing and the diameter the manual calls for. Single-wall pipe is not a substitute anywhere a Type B vent is required.

The cap and the weather around it

The top of a B-vent is as important as the pipe. The same maker's chart lists a cap obstructed by a decorative enclosure, a cap crushed, damaged or missing, nearby buildings, trees and rooflines, wind, and a vent exposed to a cold chase as causes of poor draft.

Its fixes include opening or raising the cap above an enclosure, replacing a damaged cap, keeping proper heights from obstructions, using a cap designed for high winds and insulating a cold chase. We look at the cap from the roof, not only from the ground. A cap problem is usually visible from the roof in a few minutes.

What a vent inspection covers

One maker asks for the appliance and its venting system to be inspected before use and at least annually by a qualified service person, and for the flow of combustion and ventilation air to stay unobstructed.

Our vent inspection starts at the appliance collar and follows the run as far as it can be reached: joints, supports, clearances, firestops and the termination outside. Then the unit runs while we watch the flame and, on natural-vent units, the draft hood. Findings go on the ticket in order along the run. The same inspection covers the draft hood on natural-vent units.

Traced in Crawford before any vent pipe is replaced

Vent type, size and maker from the manual and the pipe markings
Obstructions within 24 inches of the cap noted and cleared
Damaged sections replaced from the listed vent system
A written list of findings and fixes, collar to cap

Before the vent is opened up

Is B-vent the same as direct vent?

No. B-vent carries exhaust up by natural draft from a unit that burns room air; direct vent is sealed and draws its air from outside. Each fireplace uses the one it was built for.

What if I smell exhaust right now?

Turn the unit off and get fresh air. If an alarm sounds or anyone feels ill, leave and call 911 from outside, then call us at (904) 920-5495 for the Crawford visit.