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?
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 ....?
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...
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 :)
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.
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
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...
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...
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...
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...