Vented and vent-free gas logs installed in Sunbeam

Family-owned gas log specialists measure your Sunbeam firebox against the set's size table at no charge.

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Local gas log specialists who set logs to the manual

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Every log is set to the manual's photos, so the flame stays clean.

Free inspection and estimateYour Sunbeam 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.

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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 Sunbeam home? Put the install on the calendar at (904) 920-5495.

Sunbeam sits in Duval County. Sunbeam does not reach the coast.

Burner, logs, damper and gas

Vented log sets with permanent damper clamps
Burners leveled and centered in the firebox
Inherited sets identified and reset
Propane and natural gas sets matched to the plate

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Measure, clean, clamp, light

Measure firebox and room
Firebox, chimney height and, for vent-free sets, the room are checked against the manual.
Clean and clamp
Soot and debris come out of the fireplace, and vented sets get their permanent damper clamp.
Connect and test
Once gas reaches the valve, the set is connected, leak tested and its pressure read.
Place logs and light
Logs and embers go where the manual shows, and we light the set with you.

Gas logs in an inland fireplace

Far from the beaches of the coast, a log set in Sunbeam is decided by the firebox, the chimney and the room.

Each is measured on the free visit.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Gas log installs in Sunbeam come 10% off, with the logs placed to the maker's diagram.

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Input limits and main heat

Two more limits apply to vent-free sets: section 621.3 keeps a single unvented room heater at or under 40,000 Btu an hour, and 621.2 rules out relying on unvented heaters as a home's only heat.

One vent-free maker makes the same point in its own words, recommending its set as a supplemental heater for a room rather than the primary heat for the house. We ask how you intend to use the logs, and where the answer is heating the whole house, we say plainly that vent-free logs are not the tool for it. Oversizing a set for the room is the usual way those limits get broken.

A lip at the front of the firebox

The front edge of the firebox floor matters to a log set. One maker's vented burner may not go into a fireplace with an ash lip or recess deeper than three quarters of an inch, and measures the required depth from inside the lip.

A raised lip can also affect how the burner pan sits and how the flame reaches the front logs. We measure the lip's height and the depth behind it on the first visit, so a set that cannot sit properly is ruled out before you buy it. A step at the front also affects how evenly the flame reaches the front logs.

How big the permanent damper opening must be

The permanent opening a clamp leaves is not guesswork. One maker's table sets it by chimney height and burner size: for a masonry fireplace with a 15-foot chimney, 27 square inches for its smallest burner, 35 for the middle size and 41 for the largest, with smaller figures for taller chimneys.

Factory-built fireplaces have their own column in the same table. We measure the opening the clamp leaves, compare it with the table for your chimney and set, and note the measurement on the ticket. An opening left too small is corrected before the first light, not after.

Firebox, room and damper on paper

Room use and local rules checked before vent-free is chosen
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
Flame compared with the manual's description at first light

Gas log questions from Sunbeam

Can gas logs go into any fireplace in Sunbeam?

No. Vented logs need a sound fireplace and a chimney that draws, while vent-free logs need a big enough room where the rules allow them. Both are checked on a free visit.

Are vent-free logs allowed in any room?

No. The fuel gas code limits them by room size and input, and one maker's set may not go in a bedroom or bathroom. Some local rules prohibit them altogether.