thinking of changing back to open fire

casio4

The fire in my sitting room is a gas one and it hasn't been working for well over a year now. When it did work there wasn't much heat out of it anyway, so rather than getting it fixed i'm thinking of getting a gas man to stop the pipes going to it and return to an open fire. What do people think? I only need it to heat my sittingroom as I have central heating throughout the house. I know it will bring alot of dust and there is the cleaning out everyday but I just love an open fire, am I mad? would it cost much for the gas man to stop the gas going to the fire?

megafan

casio4 wrote: »

The fire in my sitting room is a gas one and it hasn't been working for well over a year now. When it did work there wasn't much heat out of it anyway, so rather than getting it fixed i'm thinking of getting a gas man to stop the pipes going to it and return to an open fire. What do people think? I only need it to heat my sittingroom as I have central heating throughout the house. I know it will bring alot of dust and there is the cleaning out everyday but I just love an open fire, am I mad? would it cost much for the gas man to stop the gas going to the fire?

casio4

Your not mad.... & Can't help with idea of cost of getting rid of gas... But can try & confuse you even more.... How about a little stove multifuel/or wood burning...?? much more fuel efficent & less dusty.... as you say & agree nothing like a real fire!!!

Stove Fan

Fitting a stove would be 3 times more efficient than an open fire. You would use far less fuel on the stove for much more heat. Buy a stove with a good glass front with airwash and enjoy the view of the fire:) I wouldn't think having the gas pipe removed and capped would cost much.


We rented a house with an open fire and it didn't half use the fuel:eek: 2 40kg bags a week just to heat the one room. In our newly renovated bungalow we use less than 2 bags a week in the very cold weather on our boiler stove and it heats all the rads and does the hot water.

Stove Fan:)

casio4

Stove Fan wrote: »

Fitting a stove would be 3 times more efficient than an open fire. You would use far less fuel on the stove for much more heat. Buy a stove with a good glass front with airwash and enjoy the view of the fire:) I wouldn't think having the gas pipe removed and capped would cost much.


We rented a house with an open fire and it didn't half use the fuel:eek: 2 40kg bags a week just to heat the one room. In our newly renovated bungalow we use less than 2 bags a week in the very cold weather on our boiler stove and it heats all the rads and does the hot water.

Stove Fan:)

must be good if you took the name

Bannasidhe

I was all set to get a gas fire in when I moved into a new build but changed my mind and never regretted it. We got a cheap coal bunker in B&Q buy coal and blocks from the local coal man. 70 quid fills the bunker and lasts 2 months with open fire. Fire whacks out heat so if CH is on (when grandkids are here)- its turned down to about 15 degrees - otherwise its just the fire for most of the winter.

paddy147

A few briquettes lobbed into the stove does it for me.

paddy147

A solid fuel stove is the way to go,for warmth and effiecency.

You wont regret it,trust me.

Stove Fan

paddy147 wrote: »

A solid fuel stove is the way to go,for warmth and effiecency.

You wont regret it,trust me.

Hi paddy:) Your stove looks like there is a face looking out from it!!

On the right the 2 darker indentations look like eyes and nose in between.

Stove Fan:D

mp31

paddy147 wrote: »

A solid fuel stove is the way to go,for warmth and effiecency.

You wont regret it,trust me.

what make/model & where did you get your stove from? Is it an inset stove i.e. one that fits flush to the front of the chimney breast