Gas Fireplaces & Inserts in Anchorage, Alaska
Moore Heating installs and services gas fireplaces, inserts, and stoves across Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley. A direct-vent fireplace adds comfortable zone heat to the rooms you actually use and, on many models, keeps producing heat during a power outage. Call (907) 561-1500 to schedule.
- 24/7 emergency service, 365 days a year
- Serving Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley
- Licensed, bonded, and insured in Alaska
- Direct-vent fireplaces, inserts, and stoves
- Family-owned, serving Alaska since 1974
- Free installation estimates
Why Add a Gas Fireplace in Alaska?
A gas fireplace does three things well in an Alaskan home. It adds real heat to the living areas you occupy most, which lets you hold the rest of the house at a lower setpoint. It provides supplemental heat if the main furnace or boiler goes down. And on models with a standing pilot or battery-backed ignition, it keeps running when the power is out, which matters during winter wind and ice storms.
What Types of Fireplaces Does Moore Heating Install?
- Direct-vent gas fireplaces, sealed combustion units that draw outside air and vent directly through a wall or roof, the safest and most efficient choice for tight Alaskan homes.
- Gas inserts, installed into an existing masonry or wood-burning fireplace to convert a heat-losing opening into an efficient heat source.
- Freestanding gas stoves, ideal for cabins, additions, and rooms without an existing chimney.
- Propane models, for homes outside natural gas service areas in the Valley and the Interior.
Should I Convert My Wood Fireplace to Gas?
An open wood-burning fireplace typically loses more heat up the chimney than it delivers to the room, and in a tight, well-insulated Alaskan home it can pull conditioned air out of the house. A gas insert seals that opening, delivers rated heat output, needs no hauling or ash cleanup, and lights instantly at forty below. It is one of the more satisfying upgrades we do. Request a free estimate.
What Are Common Fireplace Problems We See?
Pilots that will not stay lit due to a weak thermocouple or thermopile, glass clouded by normal first-burn film or by combustion issues, blowers that have seized after years without lubrication, remote receivers with dead batteries, vent terminations blocked by snow drifts or ice, and logs that have been moved out of position during cleaning, which causes sooting and poor flame appearance.
What Does a Fireplace Service Visit Include?
- Inspect and clean the burner and burner ports
- Test pilot assembly, thermocouple, and thermopile output
- Verify igniter and ignition sequence
- Check gas pressure at the inlet and manifold
- Leak-test all gas connections
- Inspect and reposition logs and embers per the manufacturer layout
- Clean the glass and inspect the gasket seal
- Inspect the firebox and refractory panels for cracks
- Inspect vent pipe, connections, and clearances
- Verify the exterior vent termination is clear of snow and ice
- Perform combustion analysis and check CO levels
- Inspect and lubricate the circulation blower
- Test wall switch, remote, and receiver operation
- Replace remote and receiver batteries as needed
- Verify the safety shutoff and vent-blockage sensor
- Check the fan speed control and thermostatic snap disc
- Vacuum dust and pet hair from the convection chamber
- Inspect the surround, mantel, and clearances to combustibles
- Confirm CO and smoke detector presence in the room
- Test full operation through a complete heat cycle
- Document findings and review recommendations with you