Can I sit near a burning fireplace in a showroom to test whether the smell bothers me before buying?
Yes, and the first thing to tell us is which fuel you're on, because Candler is split: natural gas reaches the Enka-Candler corridor, while much of the rural stretch out Pisgah Highway and the Hominy Valley runs on propane. We'll light the setup that matches yours. We're 15 minutes east at 629 Emma Rd; call (828) 545-0525 first.
Which Candler fuel are you on?
Getting the fuel right is the whole game for an honest smell test. If you're on the natural-gas main near Enka-Candler, we'll burn a natural-gas unit; if you're on a propane tank out toward Pisgah Highway, we'll configure the demo for LP, since propane burns hotter and needs its own orifices and pressure. A licensed installer matches the burner to the fuel, and a correctly configured unit burns clean — a mismatched one soots and smells. Tell us your fuel on the phone, and what you smell in the showroom will be honest to what you'll live with.
Air quality in the Hominy Valley bowl
Candler's fast-growing subdivisions mostly came with basic decorative builder-grade fireboxes, and owners tend to want a real heat-producing upgrade within a few years. The Hominy Valley's natural bowl, which can trap air, makes a clean-burning sealed appliance especially appealing — a sealed direct-vent unit keeps all combustion and its byproducts out of your room entirely. Worth knowing about the alternative: a vent-free set sends everything back into the room and burns off whatever's in your air — dust, pet dander — so its real-world smell depends on your home, something a showroom can't reproduce. Come test both and decide. We permit with Buncombe County. Call (828) 545-0525, weekdays 8 to 5.
Fireplace help in Candler
We install and service fireplaces throughout Candler and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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