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fires are typically glass fronted6 especially the higher efficiency models. ;o air &ent is re*uired in the room as long asthe power rating is below $kw. There are many styles a&ailable from +E inset fires that can be used as animmediate swap for an old inefficient inset fire or modern wall mounted contemporary designs. :unning costs

are typically around 10p/hour. :ead more about high efficiency gas fires.

)E '@6ME $6; '7E; A6ppro >2/BThese ha&e an efficiency of around #0% and use an e'isting chimney6 pre cast flue or a flue liner. These gas fires are

open flamed and no air &ent is re*uired in the room as long as the power rating is below $kw. The beauty of openflamed gas fires is that they are & isually pleasing and are able to be custom made to customer specification. )ith

open flame fires options are unlimited. ur range includes many design styles of open flame gas fireplaces fromsmall 2kw designs to large 20kw ribbon fires. :unning costs can be between !p/hour to 0p/hour depending on si+e.

:ead more about chimney fires.

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These ha&e an e fficiency of around #% and use a special flue liner which has two pipes. The first brings air in fromoutside the other takes away the emissions. 3enerally these fires are e'pensi&e to install due to the construction of the burner. -ll balanced flue gas fires are glass fronted. ;o air &ent is re*uired in the room6 but a flue pipe is re*uired

to be put through the wall. The running cost depends on the Kw rating of the fire chosen and care needs to be taken

not to choose a high power appliance as the efficiency will mean too much heat is generated. building work and the flue pipes?. :ead moreabout balanced flue gas fires.

)&E7 '@UE $6; ;G)8E; A92/BThese ha&e an efficiency of 40% and use small flue pipes of 2mm6 #!mm or 0mm diameter. This makes the fires

easy to install in any location in a room as the pipes can be installed in the walls or under the floor. The flue pipes canrun for up to !0 meters in length. The flue outlet is a small plate the si+e of a saucer and can be positioned on a wall

or roof. These are glass fronted6 room sealed appliances with high efficiency and low running costs. :ead more aboutpower flue gas fires.

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