hi all, not sure if it's a plumber thing but here goes. i want to remove my gas fire and replace it with an open fire/all night burner. thing is before the gas fire went in there was an ordinary Baxi boiler/fireplace there which is still in situ. there is one of those deep sunk into the floor ash pans and so i assume as it is a solid floor there is venting to that from outside the house. does this mean i can't use an all night burner because surely the vent underneath would be an air supply and the whole point of the all night burner is to pretty much close the whole thing down at night. i hope this makes sense. thanks, j
Solid fuel burners are specialised items and need the right qualifications - I understand. Essentially, you need to be a raving genius. Sean will be along shortly. (Well, he's one of these things...) Is there a solid fuel shop in the locality, or a fellow in the paper? I think you really need a site visit to determine your current situation.
no - but you'll need to be sure of what you are aiming to achieve by replace the gas fire fire if you now want a traditional open fire, these looks lovely, but are the least efficient method of heating a room as most of the heat goes up and out the chimney - and you'll be surprised how much fuel they need feeding, and you'll find it's very difficult to achieve a productive over night burn - any competent builder will be able to do what's required to convert your existing setup back to being suitable for an open fire (assuming you had the usual hearth and chimney previously) if you are pondering a multi fuel burner, that sits (free-standing) within the fireplace opening then you should engage the service of a HETAS chap or chap'ess who will charge you a lot of money to install a flue (even if one's not needed) and fit you a nice building regs compliant hearth (that might well crack within a month) - these beasts can (with a bit of trail and error) burn overnight but they'll also consume lots of fuel - feeding them, and the preparation of the fuel isn't a trivial task - does your user name indicate that you have a readily available source ? perhaps you could confirm what you want to achieve, visual improvements/costs savings/replacement of old fire etc etc
oh my... i gave up checking for replies. sorry for the delay. i'm no further on in my deliberations. everything is in place for a lovely open fire but I thought about the all night burner option so that if I fancied a fire I wouldn't have to start from scratch every night. i know the stove is a more efficient option but it would look daft in my room. i'll probably just go back to what i had and save myself the hassle. thanks for your reply sean and once again sorry for not getting back to you sooner. j
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