When we bought a new house, we realized that the pilot light in the gas fireplace was sending off a lot of heat. Our former house had had a push button ignition so there was no pilot light. We asked about installing such an ignition switch. They came out, looked at the set up we have and told us that they couldn't install such a switch without installing a whole new system. They did however turn off the pilot light and advise us to get a service call in the fall to clean and service the unit and turn the pilot back on. It was disappointing, but they were kind enough to show us how to manage our new (to us) fireplace. read more