My gas fireplace is over 20 years old. Do they ever wear out completely or do you just replace the components as they fail?
My pilot light won’t stay lit and it needs a good cleaning at minimum.
But I’m thinking of just replacing it as I don’t like the flame or blower controls.
Do people replace these? Is it the same thing as an insert?
Yes they do wear out, most fireplace companies will say 20-30 years. Depending on current model and surround you likely need to remove the surround in order to remove the insert.
Go to a fireplace company that specializes in them, that will be your safest bet for a replacement.
Agreed, go with someone that specializes in them rather than making it a weekend project with someone that thinks they can do it (speaking from experience).
We replaced a wood fireplace in our house last year, the fireplace that was there was already in the house when we bought it, but when we had a company take it out for an upgrade, the absolute crappy work between how it was framed in, the electric rerouted thru the wall and how they boxed in the chimney we are amazed the house never burned down, not to mention it was against every code there is and our home inspector missed it all when we bought the house
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