Gas Or Electric Fire?

[barry1010]

My gas fire has just been condemned and the gas engineer advised me to replace it with an electric fire, much to my surprise. He isn't selling them.

I have never fancied an electric fire, believing them to be expensive to run and inefficient at heating a room, but maybe they have improved.

Any advice?

[sandra4444]

Stick to gas mate. Electric in my view a very dry heat giving you a fuzzy head. Most have just a noisy fan heater. Can't really see much difference in cost the way its all going. But fan heaters are expensive to run.

[sandra4444]

Forgot to add. The only way they have improved is by looks.

[chelle7272]

Good comparison info here:
https://www.direct-fireplaces.com/resources/gas-or-electric-fires-which-is-best/

[lankeela]

I have a very efficient wall mounted electric panel heater than has various settings and a timer, economical and practical.

[lankeela]

Newlec is the make.

[barry1010]

We have central heating, we just use the fire when we only want to heat the living room.

[jennyjoan]

well I have both oil heating and the electric fire blow heater. Whilst I am waiting on the oil heating up I switch the fire on and within about 2 minutes the whole living room is on fire. Fabulous.

[grumpy01]

Also in recent years you have to have more clearance for the flues.We would like a new gas fire as ours has had it but as our next door neighbours garage is quite near our flues are too near under the latest regulations.