Gas fireplaces · Pasco, WA
Gas fireplace installation, with the gas line run by the same crew
A Tri-Cities heating specialist installing gas fireplaces in Pasco, Richland and Kennewick, with natural gas or propane piping done in-house.
Chapter 01
Why a gas fireplace earns its spot in a Tri-Cities house
As a Tri-Cities heating specialist, Total Quality Air specializes in fireplace installation in Pasco, Richland and Kennewick, and the fireplaces it installs run on gas. There's no wood to haul and no ash to shovel. You get a flame with a switch or a remote, which is a lot easier on a cold weeknight than building a fire.
Winters here run dry and cold, and a gas fireplace gives one room a second source of heat on the evenings the furnace is working hardest. It's a different job from a furnace, but it sits inside the same trade. The shop that keeps your heating running is the one that can put the fireplace in.
Total Quality Air roadside sign in Pasco with a Spanish-language marquee
One crew for the fireplace and the gas line
A gas fireplace is only as good as the line feeding it. Total Quality Air installs natural gas and propane lines in-house, so the same people who set the fireplace run the pipe to it. There's no hand-off between a fireplace outfit and a separate plumber, and nobody pointing at the other trade when something's off.
Venting and clearances get settled before the unit goes in. The vent has to run the way the manufacturer's instructions say, and the framing, the mantel and anything that can burn around the opening have to sit at the required distances. Ignition and the thermostat or remote control get set up and tested before the crew leaves.
Chapter 03
Getting it ready for the first cold night of fall
A gas fireplace sits idle all summer, so the first fire of the season is its first test in months. Before the weather turns, check that the pilot or electronic ignition lights cleanly, that the flame burns steady and even, and that the glass is clean and the logs are sitting where they were last winter.
The burner and the venting deserve a look each fall too, because that's where trouble shows up in a unit that's been unused. A carbon monoxide alarm near the bedrooms is worth having with any gas appliance. If something doesn't light right, call the shop at (509) 205-1592 before you try it again.
"The technician was very nice, worked quickly, and was respectful of my home, no mess left behind at all." Denise Tapia, Google review.
The pipe side of this job is covered on our gas piping page, and a fireplace is often installed as part of a bigger HVAC installation or a new build.