Vented and vent-free gas logs installed in Switzerland
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Gas log experts for Switzerland homes
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
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- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Vented sets get a permanent damper clamp, fitted and measured, not a note to remember.
- Free inspection and estimateYour Switzerland 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.
Vent-free logs and the size of the room
A vent-free set breathes the room's air and leaves its combustion products there, so a small room is the wrong place for one. The state fuel gas code ties how much vent-free input a room may hold to its volume. Adjoining rooms count only when the openings between them are doorless.
Length, width, ceiling height and any doorless openings to other rooms get measured before vent-free is recommended, and a room that falls short gets a vented or smaller set. Considering vent-free logs in Switzerland? Have the room checked at (904) 920-5495.
Switzerland lies within St. Johns County. Switzerland sits away from the coastline.
Gas log work for Switzerland fireplaces
- Vent-free sets only where room size and rules allow
- Flues and dampers cleaned before the burner goes in
- Cracked logs replaced from the set's parts list
- Yearly service set up from install day
Measure, clean, clamp, light
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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.
An old wood fireplace inland in Switzerland
An old fireplace in Switzerland that burned wood for years needs cleaning before gas logs go in, and sometimes repair.
Both come first on the estimate.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Cracked logs in Switzerland? A replacement set comes 10% off as well.
Fresh air in a tightly built house
Air leaking around doors and windows can supply a vent-free set in an older house, but not in a tight one. One maker says a home with a continuous vapor retarder, weather stripping on doors and windows, and sealed joints around frames and sole plates must have additional fresh air from outdoors.
Its manual describes ways to bring that air in from outside or from adjoining rooms. We ask about the house's construction and recent upgrades before recommending a vent-free set, since a tight house changes the answer. A worksheet in the manual turns that into numbers.
Glass doors and a gas log set
Wood fireplace doors and gas logs need care together. Log set manuals call for glass doors to be fully open whenever the burner runs, and one maker requires any door frame that blocks air along the fireplace floor to have slots above the floor for ventilation.
The same maker measures the fireplace opening with the doors fully open against its minimum size table. We check the doors and frame during the measuring visit, and where the frame blocks air, we write down what it needs before the set goes in. Closed doors in front of a running set are one of the quicker ways to crack glass or overheat a frame.
The screen and the flame
One vented set's manual requires a fireplace screen in place whenever the set burns. Unless combustion air comes some other way, the screen must have openings to let it in, and the air supply is adequate when all the flames curl into the fireplace and away from the screen.
That gives a simple check you can make yourself: flames leaning out toward the screen mean the set is short of air. We watch for it at the first light and adjust or correct the air supply before we leave. A screen with fine mesh and no openings can starve the flame.
Firebox, room and damper on paper
- Room volume set against the code's vent-free limit
- Damper clamp fitted permanently and the opening measured
- Gas type on the rating plate matched to the gas at the house
- Logs, embers and sand or vermiculite set exactly to the manual
Gas log questions from Switzerland
Who runs the gas line?
The gas trade: a gas fitter, the utility or your propane company. The estimate names them, and our hookup and test follow once gas is at the valve.
Why are my gas logs getting sooty?
Flame touching a log it should not reach, a burner or ember bed out of order, or a shortage of air. Logs go back to the manual's layout and the burner and air get checked.
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