Bio Ethanol Fire - a false ecomony?

Harry Palmr · 2018-10-25 17:06:54

Is anyone here running a typical standalone/wall mounted bio-ethanol fuel fire. I'm half tempted - that half due to cost of fire and the ease of installation (and it's flame fire which is always nice) but the cost of the fuel appears to be verging upon prohibitive for the heat return unless it's used as little more than an…

25-10-2018 06:06PM

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Harry Palmr

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Is anyone here running a typical standalone/wall mounted bio-ethanol fuel fire.

I'm half tempted - that half due to cost of fire and the ease of installation (and it's flame fire which is always nice) but the cost of the fuel appears to be verging upon prohibitive for the heat return unless it's used as little more than an ornament on an occasional basis.

Love some feedback on this

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#2 25-10-2018 06:19PM

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Perhaps a link to the product you write about would help.

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#3 25-10-2018 10:46PM

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They all burn by the same process, the issue is cost of fuel per 1000 BTU. So it's a fairly generic query on my part.

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#4 27-10-2018 07:47PM

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It's an ornament. You wouldn't really use it for heat. You'd have the central heating on as well.

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