gas fire

[buckley plumb]

what do you think about fitting one of these fires I have done fluless catalytic fires but never one like this it says it has no catalytic filter

SPIRIT 840 BLACK Flueless Gas Fire with No Catalytic Convertors

 

[Millsy 82]

To me all flueless gas fires are a waste of time as you put a massive great hole through the wall that everybody moans about even though you have told them 4 times that you have to have it!

 

[GrahamM]

To me all flueless gas fires are a waste of time as you put a massive great hole through the wall that everybody moans about even though you have told them 4 times that you have to have it!

Agreed.
Supposedly its 100% efficient and if you believe that you still have at least a 100cm² hole in wall.

 

[AWheating]

are not most flueless things 100% efficient if your measuring the amount of heat produced entering the room its fitted in.

 

[Whyme]

To me all flueless gas fires are a waste of time as you put a massive great hole through the wall that everybody moans about even though you have told them 4 times that you have to have it!

Then as soon as youve gone the cello tape comes out.

 

[GrahamM]

are not most flueless things 100% efficient if your measuring the amount of heat produced entering the room its fitted in.

If you are measuring the amount of heat that enters the room compared to an open flue appliance then you could say they are 100% efficient, but no combustion appliance can be truly 100% efficient in that it gives 100% combustion and no waste.
Anyway. You still need that big hole through your cavity insulated wall beside your triple glazed, solar reflective window though for that force 10 gale to blow through.

 

[Millsy 82]

Then as soon as youve gone the cello tape comes out.

That's so true. I've only fitted a few but one always stick in my mind.

I got sent out to give them a quote measure up room etc. I got out there and before I started I said are you sure you want a flueless fire as you have to have a massive vent for them. "Yes we do that's ok about vent" it's on an outside wall what about a bf fire? "No we like this fire" I got my core vent out and said imagine a hole that size through your wall that you can't block up. "That's fine"

Went back and again said are you sure? "Yes we like the fire" so before fitting the fire I put the vent through. It was quite blowy outside and within 2 minutes of unpacking the fire they said "do we have to have that vent it's letting cold air in" yes you do I have warned you about that. "Well can we block it up?" No fitted fire went back next year for service and the vent is stuffed with newspaper!