Venting for gas fireplaces in Midtown, checked end to end
Replacement pipe, caps and firestops come from the listed system, not from whatever fits the diameter.
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Outside and inside signs of gas vent trouble
- Plants grown over the termination
- Vent pipe loose where it meets the wall
- A window replaced near the termination
- Rattling cap on a windy day
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Gas vent pipes, joints and terminations
Cleaning up after vent work
Vent work can involve attic dust, insulation, old pipe, sealant and packaging. We protect floors and furniture along the route through the house and keep insulation where it belongs.
Removed pipe and caps leave with us, or stay with you if you ask. Debris from the attic, the roof and the room is cleaned up and hauled away. If an access opening is left for a finish trade to close, we make it tidy and safe and tell you what remains to be done.
A gas odor near the fireplace or vent
A gas odor inside the house is an emergency before it is a vent question. Get everyone out straight away, without touching light switches or the fireplace controls. Once you are all clear of the building, call the gas utility or 911 from outside and wait for them.
Leave the fireplace off until the responders have found the source and cleared the house. After that, we can inspect the appliance and its vent and explain whether anything there needs repair. That visit follows the same steps as any other.
Direct-vent units rely on a sealed front
A direct-vent fireplace is sealed from the room by its glass assembly and gasket as well as by its vent. If the gasket or glass fails, the sealed system is no longer complete, even when the vent itself is sound.
During a vent visit we look at the glass assembly for obvious damage, because it is part of the same sealed system. A cracked panel or failed gasket is not repaired under venting. It is quoted under our glass replacement service, and the appliance stays off until it is fixed.
Fasteners and mixed metals at the cap
Galvanizing guidance warns that dissimilar metals in contact, in a corrosive setting like salt air, can make one of the pair corrode faster. Termination caps, brackets, screws and nearby flashing can create those contacts.
We check what the cap is fastened with and what it touches. Fasteners are replaced with the ones the vent maker lists, and contact with other metals is avoided where the instructions allow. If flashing or trim of another metal sits against the vent, we explain it and suggest the right fix.
Items in a gas fireplace vent repair
- Route traced from collar to termination
- Vent tables checked for any new route
- Joint locking to the vent instructions
- Access opening and restoration priced separately
Gas fireplace vent repair questions answered
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.
Can the gas vent share a flue with a wood-burning fireplace?
No. The manuals we work from require a separate vent and prohibit venting into a pipe serving a solid-fuel appliance. The fuel gas code also calls for gas vents inside masonry chimneys to be labeled for gas appliances only.
What happens to the old vent parts you remove?
We take them away with the other debris, which is cleaned up and hauled away before we leave. If you would like to see or keep a damaged section, say so and we will set it aside for you.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo