Expert Contributor: Preventative Care for Fireplaces

By Scott Magness, Owner of Scott's Fireplace Products

As we part ways with the cold weather from the winter season and look forward to the sunny days to come, we tend to forget about our gas fireplaces. For the vast majority of homeowners, it is easy to put gas fireplaces on the back burner with all the outdoor activities lined up, the smell of fresh grass as baseball’s opening day gets underway, and the backyard barbecues to come. While landscaping and gardening around the house come to the forefront and vacations are being planned, we forget about our gas fireplaces until it gets cold again.

Gas fireplaces add wonderful ambiance to any room and can be great heat supplements (especially if an unfortunate power outage occurs), but they have a nasty habit of not working when homeowners need them most. The next step is to call the establishment the gas fireplace came from and request a service appointment only to find there is already an extreme backlog for service. This is because many homeowners do not think about service or maintenance until their gas fireplace is not functioning properly. This always seems to happen in the middle of winter if a gas fireplace is not properly maintained.

Preventative maintenance is the best type of maintenance, and homeowners with gas fireplaces can avoid waiting several weeks for service during the winter months by being proactive and having their fireplace cleaned and serviced in the spring or summer. A specialist will thoroughly clean the gas fireplace and return the logs to the proper position and alignment to ensure the gas fireplace operates as effectively as it should. How often a gas fireplace should be serviced depends on the manufacturer and model as well as the type of gas fireplace.

So, enjoy the warm weather and sunny days ahead but do not completely forget about the gas fireplace. Getting it serviced prior to the fall and winter months will help homeowners avoid a potential operation lapse or a long wait for service.

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