We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Gas connection point but can't install gas fire

2»

Comments

  • Jonesya
    Jonesya Posts: 1,823 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 15 September 2019 at 11:55AM
    Is there a flue box, can you measure the dimensions?

    You can get very slimline inset fires, one below only needs an 8cm deep box.

    https://www.valor.co.uk/product/dream-slimline-high-efficiency-convector-gas-inset-fire

    And these Valor ones do use the flue, so the fumes leave the room unlike the flueless ones and the high efficiency units are almost as efficient as the flueless units.
  • I've skimmed read it thankyou, bottom line question is if they are so dangerous why are they not banned items?
    Cigarettes aren't banned either.

    They have catalytic converters to spray water into your living room, require a big hole in the wall to let all the heat escape, you can't use them as your main source of heating so you need to install a proper heating source as well, and if you don't maintain them correctly they'll kill you with carbon monoxide poising. What's not to like?
  • Cigarettes aren't banned either.

    They have catalytic converters to spray water into your living room, require a big hole in the wall to let all the heat escape, you can't use them as your main source of heating so you need to install a proper heating source as well, and if you don't maintain them correctly they'll kill you with carbon monoxide poising. What's not to like?

    When you put it like that......
  • Sounds like you need an outset gas fire rather than an inset or hole-in-the-wall one.

    Which ones are suitable will depend on the exact flue type.

    Thankyou for your help
  • Jonesya wrote: »
    Is there a flue box, can you measure the dimensions?

    You can get very slimline inset fires, one below only needs an 8cm deep box.

    https://www.valor.co.uk/product/dream-slimline-high-efficiency-convector-gas-inset-fire

    And these Valor ones do use the flue, so the fumes leave the room unlike the flueless ones and the high efficiency units are almost as efficient as the flueless units.

    Thankyou for your help
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.5K Spending & Discounts
  • 247.4K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 604.3K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.5K Life & Family
  • 261.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.