Venting for gas fireplaces in Allapattah, checked end to end
Termination caps replaced to the vent maker's listing and set to the manual's clearances.
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Clues that point to the gas vent
- Nest or leaves at the outside cap
- Fire behaves oddly when fans run
- Pipe resting against attic insulation
- A porch enclosed around the termination
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From the appliance collar to the termination cap
Screws through the inner wall of a vent
Screws, rivets and other fasteners may not penetrate the inner wall of a double-wall gas vent under the fuel gas code, apart from specific transitions. One vent maker allows short screws at some joints, placed so they do not pierce or deform the inner liner.
If we find screws driven through the inner wall, we explain why that matters and what it takes to put right. Usually the damaged section is replaced with a listed part, joined with the locking method the instructions describe. The finding and the fix are recorded.
Heat damage to vinyl near the cap
Vinyl siding and vinyl soffits can distort from the heat of a termination. One installation manual sets larger clearances for vinyl soffits and overhangs and suggests vinyl protection kits for terminations on vinyl siding.
If the siding around your termination has warped or discolored, we check the clearances against the manual for your system. A listed vinyl protection kit may be the answer. Where the termination sits too close to a vinyl soffit, relocation may be needed. Siding repair is listed for the siding trade.
The written record of the vent work
Every vent visit closes with a written record of the work. On it are the appliance, the vent maker and system, the route as far as it could be seen, the parts replaced, the checks made and any draft results.
It also notes what stayed concealed and any limits we placed on use. Keep the record with the appliance manual. The next person to work on the vent can see which sections were replaced, which were checked and which could not be reached.
Wood-burning flues are chimney work
A flue that serves a wood-burning fireplace or stove is part of a chimney, and its liner, cap and structure belong to our chimney services. Gas vent work does not extend to wood-burning flues.
If a gas appliance and a wood-burning fireplace share a chimney structure, each flue is dealt with under its own service. We explain which parts belong where and quote them separately. A gas appliance is not connected to a flue that serves a solid-fuel appliance, as the manuals require.
Items in a gas fireplace vent repair
- Route traced from collar to termination
- Firestops and wall shields at crossings
- Wall penetration seal
- Operating check after the vent work
Gas vent work, questions and answers in Allapattah
Can a gas fireplace vent through an old masonry chimney?
Some appliances are listed to vent through a liner or gas vent inside a masonry chimney. Before the connection, the fuel gas code calls for the chimney passage to be checked for obstructions and cleaned if wood or another solid fuel was burned in it. Insert liners are handled under the insert service.
What does a B-vent installation from you include?
Listed Type B pipe and fittings, with the firestop spacers, attic insulation shield, supports, roof flashing, storm collar and listed cap the vent maker specifies. The route is sized and set to the appliance manual and the fuel gas code.
Do you move a termination if clearances are no longer met?
We can relocate it within the vent tables for the appliance, using listed parts. If no permitted position exists nearby, we explain the options, including changes to the nearby feature by the appropriate trade.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
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