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Hi again
Many thanks for previous advice given. Apologies for four part query.
1. Have an installer lined up to fit new fire. We still haven’t decided to go with gas or lecky (existing fire is gas and we have flue etc). He came yesterday to assess requirements and I think he said:
• Electric would be cheaper bills
• Electric would be warmer
Is that right? I thought the reverse was the case (Apparently for our room we should only go up to 6kw for gas fire and no more)
2. Second query is about spec if gas fire. He left Plumb Centre catalogue with us and said we should go for slimline and inset type. I’ve had a look and can see that slimline relates to depth etc. Would this recommendation be based on size of room rather than any technical aspect? Funnily enough the one we fancy is the Fidelio Cue High Efficiency but that doesn’t stipulate “slimline” even though depth is only 131mm. Should that be available to us?
3. Third query is merit of buying suite or individual elements. They don’t have any gas fireplace suites in Plumb Centre catalogue so we’d have to get mantle and hearth elsewhere. If the fire costs circa £420 how much roughly would the overall cost of the kit be?
4. Last query. He said if we had gas replacement fire it would probably take him whole day as supply pipe with valve would need to be moved to accommodate nicer and bigger mantle etc (Didn't explain that well but I agree with what he advsied).Can you provide a rough estimate for the work on this basis?
Many thanks for your time.
Should add that this is a nice guy with good reputation so no criticism on that score.
L
Many thanks for previous advice given. Apologies for four part query.
1. Have an installer lined up to fit new fire. We still haven’t decided to go with gas or lecky (existing fire is gas and we have flue etc). He came yesterday to assess requirements and I think he said:
• Electric would be cheaper bills
• Electric would be warmer
Is that right? I thought the reverse was the case (Apparently for our room we should only go up to 6kw for gas fire and no more)
2. Second query is about spec if gas fire. He left Plumb Centre catalogue with us and said we should go for slimline and inset type. I’ve had a look and can see that slimline relates to depth etc. Would this recommendation be based on size of room rather than any technical aspect? Funnily enough the one we fancy is the Fidelio Cue High Efficiency but that doesn’t stipulate “slimline” even though depth is only 131mm. Should that be available to us?
3. Third query is merit of buying suite or individual elements. They don’t have any gas fireplace suites in Plumb Centre catalogue so we’d have to get mantle and hearth elsewhere. If the fire costs circa £420 how much roughly would the overall cost of the kit be?
4. Last query. He said if we had gas replacement fire it would probably take him whole day as supply pipe with valve would need to be moved to accommodate nicer and bigger mantle etc (Didn't explain that well but I agree with what he advsied).Can you provide a rough estimate for the work on this basis?
Many thanks for your time.
Should add that this is a nice guy with good reputation so no criticism on that score.
L