Replacing a gas fire with a log burner.

john175bramley

Hi

we're considering replacing a gas fire with a log burner in our living room. The problem is we only have a chimney breast, the rest of the chimney has been removed. The current gas flue goes up the chimney breast, through a boxed in section in a bedroom and then through the loft and roof.

Obviously the flue will have to be replaced but will we be able to route the log burner flue in the same way or will there be some sort of issues with heat, fire regulations, etc.

Any info anyone can give me will be most helpful as it's getting quite cold and the gas fire has already been removed.:eek:

Doozergirl

It might be cheaper just to have an open fire.

You can get a HEATAS man to come out and do a bit of a survey for you, he'll tell you exactly what you need to do. It will have to be done before oyu order all your bits and pieces from your supplier anyway. I think there are issues around wood being too close to the hot flue, not sure if that's just around the bottom though

madjay

An open fire needs to be swept every year and you need to check if your chimney draws the smoke up. The gas flue you have will have to be removed.

botoxbabe

I was just looking into this yesterday and I was told by the salesman in our local fireplace showroom that to meet with new regulations when you have a gas or solid fuel burner you have to have your chimney lined at a cost of £700+.
As you don't have a chimney you would be best speaking to whoever is supplying your log burner regarding safety aspects.
We had a log burner fitted in a previous house and the supplier carried out a "smoke test" to see if it was safe to install.

reginald_2

Bear in mind the smokless zone act. It might effect the type of log burner you must have.