gas fire brands

[kareem100]

Hi,

I'm going to have a gas fire installed by a fully qualified gas engineer.

I'm looking to buy a high efficiency, glass fronted gas fire.

Could someone recommend a particular make or brand to me.

I'm currently thinking of buying an ekofire, could someone tell me how reliable or good these fires are.

Regards,
Kareem

 

[tamz]

Pay your money take your chance.

I'm sure your installer will keep you right :wink:

 

[GrahamM]

Following on from tamz, it's a lottery when comes to fires. No real experience of this brand but stay away from the flueless models (catalytic). They are worse than useless heat wise, have a multitude of safety issues that must be considered, and when it comes to visuals you would probably be better putting a picture of a roaring fire on the wall than hanging one of these.

 

[kareem100]

Hi,

I'm surprised by your response.

I would have though that by paying £400 for a gas fire would have bought me some sort of quality.

I'm surprised people put up with this sort of thing. I'm surprised that the gas fire manufacturers haven't been drowned by law suits.

Regards,
Kareem

 

[GrahamM]

Not wanting to put you off. Just don't rate these flu-less fires. Seen a few around and in my opinion they not upto much. I would probably fit an electric fire before one of these.
If you like the fire then go for it. Just make sure it it installed by a repeatable engineer. Make sure you have the required ventilation and fit a Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm and have it checked/serviced annually without fail. If these fires go wrong they can spill dangerous amounts of CO into the room.
To be honest other than the lads who sell/install them I do not know an engineer that is not weary of them.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

flueless can be deadly we have had a fatality with one in wales would not look at another one ever IMHO,i have fitted 10 9 came over rated from the factory 6 were focal point 3 were burley bearing in mind the 6 from focal point were a year after the tragedy in in south wales