On 15 Oct 2004, Christian McArdle wrote

We've looked at gas fires, electric fires and the gel-fires under
discussion.

Why muck around with fakes. If I was installing a fireplace, it
would be solid fuel. End of story!

I haven't yet got round to converting our fireplaces from gas to
solid fuel. They'd need the flue checking/sweeping and the backs
and hearth checked. It would be nice on a winter's evening,
though. The only problem is that the room in question shares a
heating zone with the front room, which would go cold as the room
thermostat is in the lounge. I suppose we could always restore the
fireplace in the front room, too...

....or move the thermostat to a more neutral location?

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Cheers,
Harvey