Gas log installation for San Jose homes
Natural gas or propane, the gas logs in San Jose are set to the rating plate and lit with you on install day.
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- Family owned and operated
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- 10% off any service
Vent-free sets are recommended only where the room's size and use allow them.
- Free inspection and estimateYour San Jose firebox, flue, damper and room are measured against the set's manual at no charge before anything is bought.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesSet, burner, clamp, cleaning and any repairs are priced in writing, with the gas trade's part named.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the flame is sooty or the set will not stay lit after our installation to the manual, we come back.
A long first burn
New logs and a new burner give off a smell the first time they burn as their materials cure, and a little smoke early on is expected. Makers suggest a long first run with windows open to get past it. Pets and people sensitive to odors are better out of the room for that first run.
We do the first light with you, explain what is normal during those early burns and what is not, and leave the manual with the house. New gas logs going in at your San Jose home? Put the install on the calendar at (904) 920-5495.
San Jose is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. San Jose is in Duval County.
Gas log work for San Jose fireplaces
- Vented log sets with permanent damper clamps
- Soot problems traced to placement, burner or air
- Inlet pressure read with other appliances running
- Lighting the new set together in your San Jose living room
How gas log installation runs
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Measure firebox and room
Firebox, chimney height and, for vent-free sets, the room are checked against the manual.
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Clean and clamp
Soot and debris come out of the fireplace, and vented sets get their permanent damper clamp.
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Connect and test
Once gas reaches the valve, the set is connected, leak tested and its pressure read.
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Place logs and light
Logs and embers go where the manual shows, and we light the set with you.
A tight house in San Jose
A sealed, weather-stripped house in San Jose may not leak enough air for a vent-free set.
We ask about the house before recommending one.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
The logs, the burner and the setup are all discounted.
What the flame should look like
Vented gas logs are designed to burn with yellow flames. One maker describes its main burner flames as blue at the base with a blue and yellow body and tips, standing roughly 5 to 8 inches above the logs, the center flame tallest, with ember flames about a quarter inch above the embers.
Flames that look very different, lift off the burner or lick the logs heavily point to pressure, placement or air problems. We compare the live flame with the manual's description at the first light and at every service visit. The manual's flame drawing is the reference on every visit.
Sand, vermiculite, embers and rock wool
The material under and around the burner is chosen by the maker. One vented set uses sand for natural gas and vermiculite for propane, with glowing embers placed as the manual shows.
A vent-free maker warns against adding extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool to its set because they can cause soot, and allows lava rock only around the outside of the burner. We use exactly the media the manual lists for your set and gas, in the amounts it gives. Too much ember material is as much a problem as too little.
Service before the season
One log set maker asks for the appliance to be examined before use and inspected at least annually, to prevent burner shutdown, soot and odors, with the controls, burner, air shutters and air passages kept clean. It suggests more frequent cleaning for propane sets.
The same manual asks for periodic examination and cleaning of the fireplace's venting system. A yearly visit covers the burner and pilot, the logs and media, the damper clamp, the pressure and the flame, and we can schedule it on the day the set goes in. Flames with unusual shapes or slow ignition between visits are a reason to call sooner.
Measured in San Jose before a log set is ordered
- Firebox floor checked level under the burner
- Supply pipe sized by the gas trade, with inlet pressure read at the valve
- Outside air ducts and ash doors closed off under vent-free sets
- Set, gas, clamp and readings recorded on the ticket
Before a log set goes in
Is a gas log install done in one visit?
Usually one visit once the fireplace is cleaned and gas is at the valve. The estimate shows the sequence and each trade's day.
Is the gas log inspection free?
Yes. The measuring visit and the written estimate are free, and that price holds. Book the set within 72 hours of the measuring visit and 10% comes off the installation.
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