How often should a gas fireplace insert be serviced?
Once a year, and in Swannanoa a lot of those inserts are new, going into homes rebuilt after the recent storm. Households here learned the value of a hearth that heats when the grid is down, so demand for installs has risen, and for a Buncombe County insert the first annual service after installation sets the baseline.
Rebuilt homes, new inserts, and the first service
When a rebuild includes a fresh gas insert, that appliance still wants a check within its first year: seat and clean the burner and pilot, test the thermocouple and thermopile, confirm the blower is moving heat, clean the glass, and inspect the new stainless liner from firebox to cap. Part of why so many Swannanoa homeowners added an insert is backup warmth, and a genuine gas insert commonly runs 70 percent efficient or better, so keeping it serviced protects the very capability that made it worth installing after the outages.
Grovemont's older fireboxes and river fog
Not every home was rebuilt, and the 1940s-to-60s Grovemont houses have inserts fitted into original masonry that gets river-valley fog and cold-air pooling most of the year. That damp is hard on masonry chimneys, so the liner, its cap, and the surrounding mortar earn a yearly look for corrosion and cracking. We're fifteen minutes east of the showroom, so service is quick to arrange. Call (828) 545-0525.
The liner is where the old and new meet
On a rebuilt home the venting is new, but on an original Grovemont firebox the insert's stainless liner runs up a chimney that's been standing for decades, and that junction, where a modern sealed appliance meets old masonry, is what the annual inspection watches most. We check the liner for corrosion and correct sizing, the cap and termination up top, and the surrounding mortar. If it needs relining to fuel, that's licensed gas work we permit with Buncombe County. Fifteen minutes east of the showroom, service is quick to arrange. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.
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