Electric fireplace insert installation in Sandalwood

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Inserts go into a cleaned firebox with the flue closed, not into an open chimney.

Free inspection and estimateThe wall and circuit at your Sandalwood home are checked against the unit's manual at no charge.
100% satisfaction guaranteedA unit left crooked, loose or not working to its manual gets a return visit and a fix at no cost.
Family owned and operatedThe family crew that measures your wall is the one that mounts the unit, so nothing gets lost between visits.

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An electric insert in a factory-built fireplace

Metal fireplaces with panels inside, the factory-built kind, can host an electric insert too. The insert's manual decides whether it fits the opening, and the factory-built unit's own parts are left as its maker intended. The panels are also checked, since loose pieces inside a metal firebox can rattle behind an insert.

We check the firebox size, the damper and the condition of the panels, close the flue against drafts and set the insert. Nothing in the listed fireplace is cut or modified to make it fit. Metal fireplace in Sandalwood you want to go electric? Phone (904) 920-5495; our installers inspect it for free.

Sandalwood is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville. Sandalwood lies within Duval County.

Mount, frame, insert, test

Wall-mounted units hung level on proper fixings
Inserts set into a cleaned, closed-off firebox
Rating label checked against the circuit
Heater run and cycle checked before we leave

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Read, measure, mount, test

Manual read in advance
Send the model number, and the installation section is read before we arrive.
Wall and circuit checked
Studs, wall contents, clearances and the circuit are checked against the manual.
Mounted, framed or inserted
The unit is hung, set into a framed recess or placed in a prepared firebox, with electrician work done in sequence.
Tested and handed over
Flame, heat, remote and cycling are tested with you, and the controls explained.

Storm season and power in Sandalwood

Power cuts during the June to November storm months reach inland homes too, and an electric fireplace needs power to run.

If a storm brings water into the wall near your unit in Sandalwood, leave it off until an electrician checks the circuit.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Electric fireplace going in at your Sandalwood home? Book on the day of the wall check and 10% comes off.

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Closing the flue above an insert

With an electric insert in place, the chimney above has no job, and an open flue lets room air out and outside air, moisture and drafts in around the insert. So the flue is closed.

The method depends on the fireplace. The existing damper can be sealed shut, or a sealing damper can be fitted at the top of the chimney. Either way the chimney keeps its cap, so rain stays out. The method is written on the estimate, because it has to be reversed if the fireplace ever burns wood again. A closed flue also keeps rain that gets past the cap from reaching the insert.

An old gas line capped first

Some fireplaces being converted to electric once had gas, and a pipe or valve key may still be in the firebox or the wall beside it. That line is capped by a gas contractor before any electric insert goes in.

We do not touch the gas line. The estimate names the capping as a separate step, with who does it, and the insert is scheduled after it. The cord route is then planned so it stays clear of the capped fitting, and the capped line is noted on the paperwork for anyone who works on the fireplace later. Where there is doubt about whether a line is live, the gas contractor confirms it before we start.

If you ever want wood fires again

Inserts do not have to be forever. If you ever want to burn wood again, the insert comes out, the flue closure is reversed and the fireplace and chimney are inspected before any fire is lit.

That is why we record how the flue was closed and where any cord or outlet was placed. A sealed damper can be reopened. A top sealing damper can be set to open again. The inspection before the first fire checks everything the insert covered while it was in. Nothing done for the insert should make a return to wood harder, and we plan it that way.

Install details written down before pricing

Rough opening and clearances taken from the unit's manual
Inside of the wall checked before a recess is cut
Firebox cleaned and flue closed for an insert
Controls set up and every function tested at handover

Electric fireplace questions from Sandalwood

Can an electric insert go into my old wood fireplace?

Usually, if the opening falls within the insert's size range. We clean the firebox, shut the chimney off above it, set the insert and run the cord tidily.

Can the fireplace go on the same wall as my television?

Often, within the clearances the manual gives for objects near the heater outlet. We check which way your model blows its heat and lay out the wall so both fit.