portable gas fires

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 09:36

On average, How long Does your calor gas fire,s burn, Keeping it at one burner.

Aussie


Joined: 17/06/2007
Posts: 657

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 12:13

Jock with these gas heaters are they designed so can you attach a flue pipe to them the vent out the noxious gases which reduced moisture buildup as well or can they only be used unflued ?



Aussie

livethedream


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 12:16

Jock - our last one lasted about 10 days, but we did sometimes have it on higher than one burner



Aussie - there is a warning on the box NOT to attach to a flue

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 12:25

The fires usually burn for 5 - 6 hours, most have an automatic safety cut out. They have to cool down before you can light them again.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 12:31

Our's lasted 8 days and occaisonaly burning full blast, i was interested to find out what the norm is.

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 13:25

Jock, when you say 8 days, I'm guessing you don't mean 24hrs a day do you? So how many hours per day? Am interested as our new rental has one but haven't tried it out yet and would like to know how economical they are.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 13:44

susief, We have had them on at 1burner/2burner, burning an average 6hrs/8hrs a day and at the weekend we had it burning all day and it lasted 8 days.

I am sure you will find your own average of burning, but at 30ytl not to bad in my book.

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 14:37

Thanks Jock! Do you find you need it on for that long? Would it make much difference to room temperature if on for say an hour? And yes i realise it will depend on size of your rooms of course and tollerance levels to the cold!!

livethedream


Joined: 12/04/2007
Posts: 455

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 15:05

Jock - 30 ytl? We just paid 24 ytl, 1 ytl cheaper than last time!



ltd

Graham


Joined: 20/10/2007
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 15:39

Jock you must have the super economy model, our heater on full (3 bars) will burn a bottle off in 8hrs, stopped using it as the amount of damp it caused was unbelievable, only for emergency use only now.



Graham

gates


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 16:23

when these fires first came out in england every body bought one in those days we mostly had wood framed windows or the old critar windows . i was called on many occation to houses with rotting windows the cause colour gas fires they cause a large ammount of vapour so if you are not ventlated starts to rot every thing also if you are suffering colds or broncal problems can cause newmonter sorry about spelling

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 16:41

Got a bottle of gas for 22ytl today.

Peeky



Joined: 08/05/2008
Posts: 100

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 23:17

For every bottle of gas that is used a gas fire produces about 6 gallons of water. Over a week or so this amount is perhaps tolerable, but heavier useage, particularly in a non ventilated space will cause loads of damp problems, the worst being mould growth.

dundun


Joined: 09/09/2008
Posts: 33

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 23:33

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how much for a 45kg bottle? I have been quoted 120ytl

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 23:45

hi jock how are you both. keep an eye on these bottles we had one a couple of weeks ago that was leaking and i felt really ill for a week, i was near it one day cleaning my dvds and keeled over and then was really sick, it turned out that the bottle had aeak and that there was nothing wrong with the heater, please be careful. happy xmas and hogmanay to you. see you soon lol lilli xxxxxx