Direct vent gas insert installation in Penney Farms

A sealed gas insert for your Penney Farms fireplace, installed to its listing after a free inspection of the opening, the flue and the mantel.

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Family owned and operated
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Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Pressures are read at the valve and joints leak tested once gas arrives.

Free inspection and estimateThe opening, flue and mantel of your Penney Farms fireplace are measured against the insert's plate at no charge.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesInsert, vent kit, surround, cleaning and repairs are priced line by line, and the gas and power trades are named.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the insert does not light, burn or seal the way its manual describes after our installation, we come back.

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Gas inserts and TVs above the fireplace

A TV over the fireplace is a popular idea, and gas inserts warm the wall above them. A mantel between the insert and the screen reduces the heat that reaches it, and the TV maker's own temperature limits still apply. A deeper mantel shields more of the wall but needs more height above the insert.

We measure the space above the fireplace against the insert's mantel figures and tell you plainly what its manual says about the wall above. Mounting a TV over a new gas insert in Penney Farms? Get the clearances checked at (904) 920-5495.

In the 2020 Census, Penney Farms counted 821 residents. Penney Farms lies inland.

What gas insert installation covers in Penney Farms

Co-linear liners run to a listed termination
Co-axial and adapter kits where the manual calls for them
Dampers removed or fixed open for the liners
A first light with you at your Penney Farms home

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How our gas insert pros install an insert in Penney Farms

Measure against the plate
Opening, flue and mantel are checked against the insert's rating plate and manual.
Clean and check the chimney
The old flue is cleaned, examined and repaired if needed before the liners go up.
Liners, insert, surround
The vent kit runs to its termination, the insert is set and the surround fitted.
Hookups and first light
The gas and electrical hookups are made, then we light and test the insert with you.

Surrounds on uneven faces in Penney Farms

Older fireplace faces in Penney Farms can be uneven. The surround is ordered to the measured face as well as the opening.

Uneven brick is noted on the estimate.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Quote the 10% off when you order the gas insert, and it shows as its own line.

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Cleaning a chimney that burned wood

Before a gas appliance connects, section 503.5.6 of the state fuel gas code has the chimney passage checked to be clear and cleaned if it once vented solid or liquid fuel. A fireplace that burned wood falls squarely under that rule.

So every gas insert installation in an old wood fireplace starts with cleaning and a look at the flue. What we find, a cracked flue lining, loose debris or missing parging above the throat, is written down before the liners go in and hide it. The findings are priced separately from the insert.

Mantel clearance above a gas insert

Heat rising from a gas insert reaches the wall and anything fixed to it. One maker's rating plate lists 12 inches from the top of the appliance, as the plate words it, to the underside of a combustible mantel that projects up to 3 inches, and refers to its installation manual for deeper mantels.

Deeper mantels need more height, following a chart in the manual. We measure your mantel's height and projection against the figures for your model before ordering, and a mantel that falls short means a different model, a raised mantel or a noncombustible one. The choice is made on paper first.

Nothing added to the flame area

Decorative glass, stones and extra embers are tempting additions to a gas insert, but one maker warns against adding any material that will come in contact with the flames other than what it supplied with the appliance.

Material that does not belong on the burner can disturb the flame, cause soot and crack the glass. We set the logs, embers and media exactly as the manual shows on install day, and if you want a different look, we check the maker's list of approved media for that model before anything is changed. Approved media swaps are a simple job when the list allows them.

Measured in Penney Farms before a gas insert is ordered

Damper removed or fixed open, and any trimming noted
Surround sized to the face, with noncombustible finishes around it
Gas supply by the gas trade, with pressures read at the valve
First light run with you, burner catching across all ports

Before you switch to gas

Will the insert work in a power outage?

Some models light and adjust on batteries while the blower stays off; others need house power. We check the model you are considering before you buy.

Is the gas insert inspection free?

Yes. Measuring the opening, flue and mantel and writing the estimate are free, and the price you see is the price you pay. The installation comes 10% off when you book it in the three days after that visit.