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We have gas logs in our living room--just for extra heat when we need it but with gas prices as they are we haven't even turned them on yet.--we have a gas pack and these are just for "extra heat". would it be cheaper to change these to electric logs as I do miss the beauty of the fireplace.
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It is generally cheaper to heat by gas; 1 kw of electric would produce about 3415 BTU(resistance heat), 1 therm (ft3) of gas would get 100K btu( but at 80% efficiency it is 80K). I dont know what your gas and electric rate are; you can could do the math from here !
It is generally cheaper to heat by gas; 1 kw of electric would produce about 3415 BTU(resistance heat), 1 therm (ft3) of gas would get 100K btu( but at 80% efficiency it is 80K). I dont know what your gas and electric rate are; you can could do the math from here !
How much would it cost to replace an electric fire with a log fire?
Drew
the electric fire is infront of the unused chimney we have i just wanted to know how much it would cost for what ever is needed. I'm a carpenter and get many chances to bring home piles of CLS and other timber we could use but we dont have a log fire to use it in. In the long run it would probably save us some money!
Thanks, Drew
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Your best bet would be to insert a stove into the old fireplace hole. Making sure that the chimney was safe (you could add a new insert for that). Yes, that costs money but cheaper than a burned down home. (Even if you convert what you have back into a open fireplace you still need to have he chimney checked!) Once you have it up and working you can adjust it such that it burns at a slower rate at night with the majority of the heat remaining in the home. Open fireplaces draw air from other rooms to feed the fire and most of heat goes up the chimney. Those rooms will be cold while the room with the fireplace is hot.
Your best bet would be to insert a stove into the old fireplace hole. Making sure that the chimney was safe (you could add a new insert for that). Yes, that costs money but cheaper than a burned down home. (Even if you convert what you have back into a open fireplace you still need to have he chimney checked!) Once you have it up and working you can adjust it such that it burns at a slower rate at night with the majority of the heat remaining in the home. Open fireplaces draw air from other rooms to feed the fire and most of heat goes up the chimney. Those rooms will be cold while the room with the fireplace is hot.
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