Is life really a gas?
So, you're sold on the idea of a real fire adding that gorgeous homely warmth and ambience to your room. You like the idea of having a gas fire because you only want to pay for the fuel that you actually use and you like the idea that gas burns with a lovely real flame. There is also something traditional about gas: it's the clean, modern successor of messy open fires, gas is more or less a national industry and it is piped directly into your house via some magic, invisible means that you don't have to worry about. All things considered, a gas fire seems like one solution to your heating needs.
Is it though? Let's consider the issues. In terms of supply, is
gas even available
as an option? If you live in mainland Great Britain, there would
probably not be a problem in having gas piped to your house. If you live
in Northern Ireland, however, mains gas is a relatively new phenomenon.
If you are not on the gas main, do you want to have brightly coloured
gas canisters standing at the side of your house? These are things to
think about.
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OK, so you are on the gas main. Has there been a day recently when you haven't seen a television advertisement for a
website
that urges you to compare your home energy outgoings? How do you choose
a supplier? Despite the Regulator's efforts, there remains a
bewildering array of providers and tariffs to choose from ...
By far the biggest challenge, however, remains that a gas fire requires you have a fireplace to accommodate the fire. This also means that you need a flue to take away the results of the combustion efficiently and safely, which would probably need to feed into an external wall chimney. Your fireplace will also need an electricity supply. Even when you have this infrastructure in place, you would need to have your fire fitted by a registered fitter and properly serviced every twelve months. So you are probably going to need the services of a builder and a gas fitter to get your fireplace sorted out.
Sounds like a lot of hassle, right? Well, the good news is that if you want your living space to benefit from the warmth and homeliness of a real flame, there is an alternative. A Bio Ethanol Fire. The advantages are immediately apparent. Firstly, you can put one wherever you like: free-standing on a flat surface or wall-mounted. You can also fit one into your existing empty fireplace without the need for any alteration. You can even have a table-top Bio Fire, so there are no flues or chimneys to open up and maintain. Bio Fires come in a stunning array of
styles, both modern and traditional, so you won't have any difficulty in finding one that complements your existing décor. You buy fuel – an organic, environmentally-friendly
ethanol fuel – as you need it, so you don't have to have pipes and meters put in or constantly worry that you are not achieving best value for money.
Best of all, your stylish, free-standing Bio Fire will warm your room with its attractive, clean real flame whenever you need it to. No pipes, no fitters, no servicing and probably best of all, no hassle. And if you move house, you can take it with you!
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