Everyone understands the meaning of money up a chimney and the saying didn't come about without some reality behind it.
Quite simply, if you have a log or coal fireplace or a gas fire that needs a flue or chimney, you are effectively burning money up a chimney. The reason is because of their chronic inefficiency; the majority of heat (about 70 per cent) produced by burning logs, coal or gas goes straight up the chimney or out of the flue into the outside air. Equate this into dollar terms and therefore for every dollar you spend on fuel, 70 cents is wasted; it's unlikely you would allow this to happen in any other circumstance, and yet millions of people do this every day.
By converting your fireplace to either a flueless gas, gel or ethanol based fuel you could start to save substantial sums of money on your heating costs.
These types of fireplace convert practically 100 per cent of the fuel used into heat, making them much more efficient. None produce harmful emissions; there is no smoke, no smell and no mess. The only important factor, as far as a flueless gas fire is concerned, is that an external air vent must be fitted in the room, because the gas flame uses oxygen from the air in the room which needs to be replenished. However, all flueless gas fires come with a safety device which shuts the fire down, if the oxygen levels falls below a certain amount.
The requirement to have an external air vent fitted does restrict the rooms where you can have a flueless gas fire installed. However, this is not the case if you choose to have a gel or ethanol fuelled fire.
These types of fire are usually totally mobile and when cool can be moved around your home as much as you like. And, because they don't produce any harmful gases, you can have them in bedrooms. Basically you can put a gel or ethanol fire anywhere you want, when you want; there are no wires or pipes unlike a gas or electric fire.
One downside for gel or ethanol fires is that you have to keep getting new fuel containers; it's a bit like having to keep putting more logs or coal on an open fire. For example, a gel fire canister will last about three hours; ethanol lasts longer, because you can buy larger containers.
It does of course mean you can keep a close eye on how much it is costing to heat your room simply because you know the cost of a canister and how many you get through. It's never that easy to work out how much gas you have consumed and convert it into a monetary amount and when you get your bill it's inevitably more than you anticipated.
If you are one of the people that still enjoy a log or cola fire, go and visit a showroom that sells flueless gas, gel or ethanol fires. You will be pleasantly surprised at just how real they can look and even more pleased when you work out how much money you save of fuel costs.
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