Direct vent gas insert installation in Riverside
Mantel, opening and flue in Riverside measured against the insert's rating plate before anything is ordered.
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Gas insert experts for Riverside homes
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Gas piping belongs to the gas trade and new circuits to an electrician, named in writing.
- Free inspection and estimateThe opening, flue and mantel of your Riverside 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.
A fireplace that only gets used a few times a year
A fireplace lit a handful of times a year can be a candidate for gas, since an insert turns on in seconds and leaves nothing to clean up afterward. It can also be left as it is, swept and inspected, if the occasional wood fire is part of the appeal.
We lay out both options for your fireplace and let you decide, with the costs of each on paper. Nothing is pushed. Unsure whether a gas insert makes sense for the fireplace in Riverside? Get a free, no-pressure look at (904) 920-5495.
Riverside is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Riverside falls within Duval County.
Liners, surround, gas and power
- Fireplace openings measured against the insert's plate
- Chimneys cleaned before any gas appliance connects
- Gas and power hookups assigned to their trades
- A first light with you at your Riverside home
How gas insert installation runs
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Measure against the plate
Opening, flue and mantel are checked against the insert's rating plate and manual.
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Clean and check the chimney
The old flue is cleaned, examined and repaired if needed before the liners go up.
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Liners, insert, surround
The vent kit runs to its termination, the insert is set and the surround fitted.
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Hookups and first light
The gas and electrical hookups are made, then we light and test the insert with you.
Replacing an old insert in Riverside
A worn gas insert in Riverside may leave liners that suit the new model, or may not.
We check before quoting.
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.
Inserts made for masonry fireplaces
Not every gas insert may go into every fireplace. One maker's rating plate states that its insert is for installation into a vented noncombustible appliance only, meaning a masonry fireplace, and adds that it is not for use with solid fuel.
A factory-built metal fireplace has its own listing, and an insert may go into one only where both that fireplace's manual and the insert's manual allow it. We read the rating plates of both before planning anything, and when the answer is no, we say so on the first visit rather than after an order.
When the chimney is not sound
The fuel gas code does not let a gas appliance use a chimney that is unsafe. Where a chimney is found unsafe, section 503.5.6 calls for it to be repaired, rebuilt, lined, relined or replaced with a vent or chimney that conforms to NFPA 211.
A direct-vent insert runs its own liners, but those liners still depend on the chimney around them for support and protection. A chimney that is cracked through or leaning is repaired before the insert goes in, and the repair is priced as its own line on the estimate. A chimney in good shape needs none of this, and the estimate says so plainly.
Co-axial venting, one pipe inside another
With co-axial pipe, exhaust rises through a pipe nested inside a larger intake pipe, and outdoor air comes down the ring of space around it. It is the arrangement many direct-vent fireplaces use through a wall or roof.
Inside a chimney, co-axial pipe needs a straighter, wider path than two flexible liners do. Some installations use co-axial pipe for part of the run and an adapter to co-linear liners for the rest. Which applies depends on the insert's manual and the shape of your flue, and the estimate names the kit chosen. Rigid co-axial sections also need more room at the throat than flexible liners.
Measured in Riverside before a gas insert is ordered
- Fireplace opening width, height and depth against the insert's plate
- Inside flue size and route checked for the liners
- Outlet position behind the surround, wired by an electrician where needed
- Liner material chosen with future access in mind
Before you switch to gas
Do you clean the chimney before the insert goes in?
Yes. A flue that carried wood smoke gets checked and cleaned under the state fuel gas code before any gas appliance is hooked to it, so that is step one.
Can a gas insert go in a metal fireplace?
Some inserts are listed for masonry fireplaces only. Others may go into a factory-built unit whose own manual permits it, and we read both first.
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