What maintenance does a gas fire or stove need?
Gas fires and stoves should be serviced annually like your gas boiler would be. This ensures safe and efficient operation.
Does a gas fire or stove have a remote control?
Many options of gas fires and stoves have a remote-control option. Some are included and others it can be an optional extra. Having a remote control means you can turn it on without having to even stand up. Different remotes are available. A standard remote allows you to turn the appliance on and up and […]
Are gas fires efficient?
Gazco glass fronted gas fires are between 72% and 94% efficiency, balanced flue models tend to be slightly higher than the conventional flue models. Open fronted gas appliances can be as low as 25% efficiency. Gazco’s open fronted gas Logic range goes up to 68.5%. The higher the efficiency of the fire or stove, the […]
How much will it cost me to run a gas fire?
Generally natural gas is purchased per unit. 1 unit equals 1 therm, 1 therm of gas produces 29.3kw. A gas fire that has an input of 4.3kw will therefore run for 6.81hours (6 hours 45 minutes approx). Similarly if your gas appliance is running on LPG, 1kg of propane is equal to 196 litres, which […]
Do I need a hearth for a gas fire or stove?
A hearth for gas appliance is specified by the manufacturer and is stove dependent. The stove instructions will tell you in detail how big a hearth should be. Generally, a hearth doesn’t need to be very big because you cannot open the door and there is no risk to ash falling out (as is the […]