Gas Fire Buyers Guide

It's important to get the right gas fire for your home. Our Buyers Guide will take you through some factors to consider when making your selection including type of fuel, controls, fire back panel, radiant or convector, chimney or flue and sizing your fire.

Fuel

Either Natural Gas or LPG. Natural Gas is the most common, alternatively for those who don't have a natural gas supply you can power your gas fire using LPG.

Controls

Three basic control systems are available. Manual control allows you to turn your fire on and off using a dial often hidden behind the gas fire ash pan. Slide control gas fires have a control on the side of the fire so you don't have to bend down. Remote control fires can be controlled from the comfort of your armchair via an infra-red remote control.

Fire Back Panel

Some Gas fires allow you to select different fire back panels than the standard plain black one. Some Kinder fires allow you to have a brick back panel to suit your room and the Kinder Camber and Firebokse are available with a ribbed back panel.

Radiant or Convector

Radiant fires emanate heat from the combustion chamber only and incorporate a glowing back panel to maximise heat output. Convector fires take advantage of a heat exchanger attached to the back of the fire which draws in cold and sends it into the room as hot air thus maximising heat output while keeping your fuel bills down.

Chimney or Flue

Your choice is dictated by the type of chimney you have. Brick Chimneys will accomodate all gas fires apart from "no chimney" applications. Pre-Fabricated Flue and Pre-cast Flues will fit many fires for expert advice, contact us. Some properties have no chimney or Flue and require a Balanced Flue or Power Flue. Power Flues use a fan on the external wall to vent gases combined with a sophisticated monitor which shuts the fire off in the event of failure. Balanced flues vent gases directly outside via a horizontal pipe.

Sizing Your Fire

To ensure that your gas fire will fit , measure the size of your fire opening, depth of recess, chimney cavity and distance to external wall if fitting a Power Flue or Balanced Flue. If you're not sure which fires right for you contact us with your fireplace dimensions.