Retrieving toys from behind gas fireplace

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SeanG

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• 25 Sep 2021

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My genius of a son has been having fun posting toys into the back of our gas fireplace, it's a Flavel Windsor. We inherited it on moving in, so have no idea how it works.

Will I need to get a gas engineer in to remove it and retrieve the toys from behind it?

 

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• 25 Sep 2021

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You could buy a cheap endescope that sends pictures to a phone. Then buy a long "pearl grabber" tool.
https://www.toolstation.com/magnetic-pick-up-tool/p72443

https://www.toolstation.com/draper-wi-fi-endoscope/p44614

 

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• 25 Sep 2021

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Possibly agree with tigercubrider, but if they’re not coming out, then yes if they’re in the catchment space, will need a gas safe registered engineer to remove the fire. Those inset fires can be awkward to remove, especially if fitted with a cable fixing kit.