My original gas fireplace was installed incorrectly--not by Southern Sweeps-- when the house was built. The installer back then connected the fireplace to the hard steel gas pipe using copper tubing instead of flexible steel tubing.
The original fireplace wore out, and I had Southern Sweeps install a new one. Their technician connected the fireplace to the gas supply using the existing out-of-code copper tubing, which, incidentally, had a kink in it. The technician tested the fireplace, told me everything was fine, and left.
After he left, we smelled gas and called the gas company. The gas company detected gas coming from the kinked copper tubing. That was the first I knew anything was wrong with the connection.
The Southern Sweeps installer should have refused to connect the fireplace until a licensed plumber connected it to the gas supply using flexible steel piping. Instead, he left us in a dangerous situation with a gas leak. read more