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Replacing gas fire with solid fuel fire

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  • 31-07-2009 3:56pm
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    Keano
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    In my house nearly 2 years and the one thing I miss from home is not having a real fire. Obviously, this will be a job for trained professionals but has anyone made the switch? Are my mad to be even condsidering changing over?


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    Carlow52
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    pretty thin on details of house but my quess is that the flue is suitable for gas only,
    best bet is to get someone who sells/installs SFF's out to have a look.

    Get ready for the barrage of 'sure u can line it with a SS liner' suggestions.

    My vote is don't go there


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    valarie001
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    we switched the best thing we ever did, nothing like the solid fuel:D


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    Carlow52
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    valarie001 wrote: »
    we switched the best thing we ever did, nothing like the solid fuel:D

    Perhaps since thus-far u just have 10 contributions to b.ie, the inherent smugness in the above contribution, coupled with a complete absence of any useful reference pointers for the OP might be forgiven.

    IMO unless you can add some thing that is helpful to the OP's question leave it at 10


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    Micky Dolenz
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    If you have a chimney and it is lined with clay liners which is most probably is, than you can have a solid fuel fire. Many people now are taking out gas fires to have a real fire. It is an inexpensive change over.


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    valarie001
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    excuse me carlow i was simply answering the question!! and if keano wanted to know more i would have said, god this is not a friendly place to be at all, is there an order here, that you cant answer a question unless your qualified:mad: i will keep away from the green smiley if it bothers u then!


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    delly
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    Carlow52 wrote: »
    Perhaps since thus-far u just have 10 contributions to b.ie, the inherent smugness in the above contribution, coupled with a complete absence of any useful reference pointers for the OP might be forgiven.

    IMO unless you can add some thing that is helpful to the OP's question leave it at 10
    We are all entitled to opinions, I don't think there is a need for such a harsh statement.
    valarie001 wrote: »
    excuse me carlow i was simply answering the question!! and if keano wanted to know more i would have said, god this is not a friendly place to be at all, is there an order here, that you cant answer a question unless your qualified:mad: i will keep away from the green smiley if it bothers u then!
    There is no problem with your contribution Valarie, feel free to add to it as you like :).


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    valarie001
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭valarie001


    delly wrote: »
    We are all entitled to opinions, I don't think there is a need for such a harsh statement.


    There is no problem with your contribution Valarie, feel free to add to it as you like :).


    thanks delly:D


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    nick 56
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭nick 56


    The questions I would ask if asked to fit a solid fuel fire fire in place of a gas one is
    How old is your house
    Was the fire place ever used for solid fuel in its past, in other words is there a chimney and if there is does it have a viable chimney pot.
    It is VERY important to get gas fires regularly checked so that would be your chance to check the above. If nothing else ask your gas fitter to inform you of the above.
    When the fire is out (as part of its service) the flue is checked. Be there and look to the void behind it, small amount of old soot – good. Old bricks rubble, lumps of old cement / flue lining bad.
    When you have done the above get back to us and we can advise you further.
    I would add that if the chimney is ok it is a messy but not imposable DIY job


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