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A gas heater is a space heater used to heat a room or outdoor area by burning natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane or butane.
Indoor household gas heaters can be broadly categorized in one of two ways: flued or non-flued, or vented and unvented.

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    Gas fire problem

    I went to reconnect a gas fire. The flue pulls fine when the fire isn't lit but when the fire is lit it spills back into the room. I'm guessing the canopy is too smal or it is too high? Has anyone else ever come across this?
  2. D

    gas fire install

    installed a gas fire today and used pebbles instead of coals,the problem i had was black sooting on a nice clean white pebble.i did a bit of tweeking to no avail,what can one do ....?
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    Blue residue on coal effect gas fire

    Hi I dont know if this is the right place to post this question but here it is I have been cleaning my coal effect gas fire today and i am a bit dissturbed because there is some blue and white residue on the base matrix . What is it , is it normal and is it dangerous as i have never seen it...
  4. S

    gas fire iscolation valve leak and incorrect use?

    went to do a boiler service and found a mbar drop over 2 mins at the meter, within the limit but i thought id investigate, found leak to be comming from the iscolation valve to the gas fire, took valve apart and regreased and the leak stopped. I was unable to replace the valve without taking...
  5. S

    GAs fire repair

    I'm in the CF72 postcode and am looking for someone to come and repair a powerflue gas fire. Thanks.
  6. A

    no means of isolation on a gas fire

    hi floks what would you class a gas fire without an isolation valve, i can find anything in the unsafe situations book. cheers
  7. the_d_o_t

    best place to install air vent for a gas fire?

    hia all my 1st post..... i had to blank a sirocco simplex coal effect fire off yesterday due to no ventilation, it needs 100sq cm vent direct to outside, just wanted to no were is the best location for this vent, i.e oposite fire? high level? low level? thanks :)
  8. M

    Gas Fire recommendations

    I have got a gas fire to replace, a focal point supa 400, but I dont have much experience in installing fires. Can someone point me in the right direction of a decent brand or model of fire which they have found to be good and reliable and preferably not too expensive.
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    Gas fire with no ignitor

    Fitted new boiler in a property recently and when visually inspecting other appliances discovered gas fire has no ignitor, literally just an on-off know, like a cooker and customer throwing a match on to light fire. Is this legal/allowed as first fire i'd come across like this! thanks
  10. S

    Gas fire help please

    Originally posted this in the wrong part of the forum (i think), maybe it should be here. Anywho, I have a problem with a powerflue fireplace. When you turn it on the fan runs, but the green gas light that says its ready to be lit does not come on. My first port of call was the pressure...
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    Problem Gas Fire

    I have a problem with a powerflue fireplace. When you turn it on the fan runs, but the green light that says its ready to be lit does not. My first port of call was the pressure switch, which I blew/sucked, but to no avail. I then connected the C and NC wires leading to the switch but still...
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    Re-connect gas fire with a couple of NCS's?

    I have been asked to re-connect a inset gas fire today, the landlord sent me a couple of photos and from them I could see a couple of NCS's, what are the requirements for re-connection? Do the NCS's need to be rectified first? The fire was disconnected by the previous tenant to stop her son from...
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    Oxypilot assembly (inc thermocouple for Eurotech gas fire

    Hi. Can anyone help me please. I am trying to source a replacement oxypilot assembly (including thermocouple) for a Eurotech Fires Super Gas Genie n Gas Coal Fire (Natural Gas model). The part number is OP9039. Unfortunately, Eurotech Fires went out of business some years ago and I...
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    Second hand radiant gas fire burner pressure problems

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  15. V

    gas fire - choosing the one

    hello, ust like sizing a boiler is there a similar process when choosing a new gas fire? thanks dd368
  16. M

    use of fireboard on a gas fire installation.

    Hi Lads, i have a fire to fit for a customer and the opening is too big for the fire....can i line the opening using fireboard? as this would be the simplest way of solving my problem. I dont install that many fires to be honest so need advice. There is already a flue liner installed and its...
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