How to Install a Gas Fireplace | This Old House
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- Richard Trethewey and fireplace specialist John Sullivan rough in ductwork for new fireplace units at the Charleston house.
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Richard Trethewey works with fireplace specialist John Sullivan to rough in the ductwork for the new direct vent gas fireplace units at the Charleston house.
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I love watching these type of videos
@@brianglade848 yup
@@brianglade848 🙂 thx Brian
I'm going to have an interview soon for a job installing pellet and gas stoves, after seeing these installations I'm looking forward to it😁
Any update on your interview and if you are still in the hearth business?
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Man, the guy with the knife almost slit other dude's wrist! 2:22 🤣😂😅
Did anybody notice how the contractor just toss away the paper he used to clean the silicone (3:23). Hmmm that didn't seem right, even though it's a construction zone, but hey, at the end someone else will pick it up
I laughed way too hard at that part haha I think he just needed his hands free for the next part and just decided to toss it because he was on camera during a timed segment.
Yeah he could have placed that somewhere
@@brianglade848 we all have to do our part to call out littering lol
@@lucky1206 I don't disagree with you. It would have been super easy to put it in his pocket or literally anywhere else. But being in front of a camera can make you do strange things if you aren't used to it. He probably just panicked and got rid of it quick and picked it up after. Give people a chance man haha
@@twolf911 what I wrote was a joke lol it was funny seeing him throw it out so fast we can actually hear it hit the ground hard for a piece of paper ha ha
Nice!
How to install a gas fireplace
Step 1. Call a professional
Nope….. just read the comments on here. You’ll find out everything they did wrong and how they should have done it instead. 😉
@@brianglade848 Someone in the trades is a professional.
But i agree with Mike, installing a fireplace in a house as an unexperienced amateur is a bad idea. You should have a pro look at the state of the chimney, and the job is partly taking place on the roof, not a DIY thing. If you screw up a detail then you risk burning down your house or killing yourself due to co2 going to places where it shouldn’t go.
this old sugar in the tank.
@@brianglade848 and a newel post shift knob
Gary was chewing gum like a champ
I mean I haven’t seen chewing that aggressive since Jordan and the 1996 Finals. Lol
The outside air moving down the larger pipe, will cool the inner flue gas pipe. In colder climates, seems like this could create quite a problem venting the fireplace adequately. Please explain!
Why did they stretch the venting on the roof?
Watchet fella I'm circumcized already...
Wish they had explained why the second floor flue needed to be replaced. Was it a size issue?
I think he said the masonry needs repair at 3:27.
The first floor has no duct at all, and the second floor had a single duct (not-coaxial). I assume the owner wanted to update both fireplaces.
That aluminum pipe seems very soft and fragile, why can’t they use stainless steel pipe? Or just hole behind the wall and finish the connection?
I agree. Not allowed here in the Netherlands
Stack tempature is relatively low compared to other heating appliances such as wood and oil. It's been used for decades with no issue if installed properly.
There you go, don't let Richard the chance to cut you off and hear himself talk🤣🤣....... every video I see with him he doesn't let some people talk lol
What is the proper material to seal the flue opening where the ducts go through (I have separate ones on mine)?. My installer used fiberglass batt insulation. I noticed they don't seem to be perfect in stopping airflow. Besides, perfectly fit fiberglass insulation doesn't stop all airflow, as Richard has taught me over the years.
Regular fiberglass insulation is a no no ESPECIALLY paper faced from what I understand , but rather a high temperature insuwool blanket can be used . I have heard of metal plates also but fabricating them on the site to custom fit the opening and liners is not always practical
@@hgservices5572 Thanks, I see HD carries UniTherm ceramic fiber insulation. I could see using this in combination with a fabricated piece of metal flashing and silicone.
Not for the DIYers!
I know the host is very knowledgeable but let the other guy talk & stop interrupting him. lol
Is there a chance that combustion gases could get mixed in with the fresh air intake with the pipe-in-pipe system?
Not really assuming the exhaust pipe is not damaged inside.
No, there's no chance when installed properly. We use that system here in Germany for several years now for gas fired furnaces. I've always asked myself why you use two separate pipes in the US. The pipe-in-pipe system has the advantage that it's more efficient. The exhaust preheats the combustion air, so you need less fuel because cold combustion air would cool down your furnace which must be compensated by burning more fuel, and in addition you got a lower so called exhaust gas loss (unused heat you paid for going out of the chimney). It can heat up the incoming combustion air from for example -10°C (14°F) up to 20 to 40°C (68 to 104°F).
That system was originally invented for furnaces in buildings were you can't use the air from inside of the building because it would cause a negative pressure. But now the fuel saving aspect is the most important reason for this.
@@Marcel_Germann Thanks for the explanation, it made me think of the heated combustion air, not only enhances efficiency but, would also drive out condensation .
@@Marcel_Germann in the case of a gas fireplace we only use a co-liniar system (2 separate pipes) when there is not the room for a co-axial system. In the case of a high efficiency furnace using pvc and two separate pipes the stack temperature is so low that it does not matter.
@@blairkeeling7385 Even on the high efficiency furnaces we use that system. In my house we used the old chimney as a conduit for the piping.
20 plus years of installing and servicing fireplaces. No one should be using high temp silicone to seal the flue outlet vent. It will eventually degrade, crystallize and get drawn into the combustion air intake side. Leaving it to reak havoc on the pilot assembly and burner. I've installed and serviced every major brand and it eventually happens to them ALL . Millpac black sealant is the way to go. Will not crystallize and it cures with heat so you can set up and test fire the same day as install unlike silicone that requires a minimum of 12 hours of cure time..
i tried this and my house blew up
How ?
For anyone interested Heat N Glo and Heatilator make the best gas fireplaces.
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Bob vila got old and bald huh lol
talking about eco lets burn gas
So literally only did 1/3 a job you need plumber for gas and electrician for power, bad horrible video FFFfFfFfFfFf
@@brianglade848 This video is not geared towards professionals. Neither do i think you are one, looking at your communications.
Removing a wood burner for a gas fired 🤔
Customer’s preferences i suppose. Maybe the person was tired of loading wood into that thing, and appreciated a gas fire equally much. Personally i would go for wood as well.
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