Flueless gas fires. We want to put in a flueless gas fire but somebody says they smell. Any experience of them

Question

We have no experience of 100% efficient flueless gas fires. Can we have your thoughts please

Answer 1

We had a flueless gas fire in our previous house,they do not smell at all.They are very efficient kicking out plenty of heat.The only downside (if there is one) is that they are a little noisier than a fire with a flue,but not noisy enough to annoy you,it never bothered us.Just make sure you get it installed by a registered CORGI fitter.Don't mess with gas.My verdict is go for it.

Answer 2

Here is a report: http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr023.htm
Quote: The carbon dioxide concentrations, after two hours continuous operation, were in all cases, greater than the 8 hour limits in EH401. It should be noted that these appliances are not
intended to be the sole heat source in a room and in normal operation the appliance will be cycled on and off by the thermostat to maintain a constant room temperature. The
concentration of carbon dioxide in real-life environments in an occupied house under normal conditions, containing these appliances, should be monitored to see if the concentration of carbon dioxide does present a potential problem. Unquote.
Personally, with modern day double-glazing and the over-doing of draughtproofing - carbon monoxide poisoning should be kept in mind - in my opinion!

Answer 3

they r fine......have had 30 -50 installed in the past 15 yrs.....remember u get what u pay for tho......a good set of logs 20,000 btu an higher will run u about $ 700.00...u can find some for $ 300.00 but they will smell and some problems....

lic. gen. contractor

Answer 4

often they will have a slight smell but would think your biggest worry would be condensation. gas gives off a lot of water vapour