Central hating v Gas fire

[Corgigrouch]

Awww cmon I'm snowed in and bored!

Tough!.... Get a shovel....

No snow here!!

 

[45yearsagasman]

Be afraid.....theres another post about flueless fires.Someone will bite

 

[diy_er]

Got a dilemma, should i scrap the roof chimney (which is leaking) and with this the lounge gas fire which uses it,

What exactly do you mean by leaking? Is it a "proper" CHIMNEY?

it's difficult to say for sure its a leak at the moment as it is not raining? I have lots of condensation (just insulated loft hatch) so it could be that gives impression of leak?

Just trying to evaluate a future plan?

ps next door is leaking must be lead flashing and could be tracking over to me?

 

[bengasman]

Fires often have a permanent ventilation opening, and even if they don't have one, the open flue(chimney) will create a 24/7 draft that lets enormous amounts of heat escape.

From a heating point of view, there is nothing as inefficient as a gasfire.
Economy wise: ditch the fire, close the flue opening to stop the draft, and use the boiler.

 

[Tibbot]

close the flue opening to stop the draft

Preferably with a register plate, liner, stove pipe and stove underneath it. OP, you did ask for the modern way, unfortunately also the expensive way. No secondary heating is the blinkered way.

 

[Corgigrouch]

close the flue opening to stop the draft

Preferably with a register plate, liner, stove pipe and stove underneath it. OP, you did ask for the modern way, unfortunately also the expensive way. No secondary heating is the blinkered way.

It's amazing just how much heat those things give off with a pair of wellies chucked on.... But the neighbours might not speak to you again.

It is always handy to have a secondary heating system