We were in B&Q yesterday to look at some shelving units for the garage and noticed a display of electric insert fires which are designed to look like a real coal fire. A couple attracted our attention as they were very realistic- not only did the flame effect look quite real, there was smoke. No smell. If you blew on the 'fire' the smoke moved. I couldn't feel any heat, suggesting nothing was being burned.
I'm now intrigued how it worked.
Does anyone have one and know?
"with Opti-Myst technology, the flame effect is fully three dimensional and uses ultrasonic technology to create an ultra-fine water mist"
Interesting, although I'm not sure I like the idea of (essentially) squirting water in the room.
I'll stick to the real gas fire.
Thank you.
Nothing useful to contribute as usual Jim.
It is in tiny amounts probably less than a person exhales in their breath. Many centrally heated houses are too dry inside anyway.
When you burn gas etc, it goes up the chimney (or out of the flue if it is a flued fire). The beast we happened to see didn't need any kind of flue, chimney etc.
I've no idea how expensive they are, we just happened to pass then and they caught our eye.
We have been considering one of the 'fish tank' style gas fires- to replace the open basket gas one we currently have but we aren't entirely convinced.
Not really, it wasn't burning gas - just creating water vapour by ultra sonics it seems. Not something I was aware of.
I can see applications for this type of fire, with or without the fake soup. If you have an older house with a fireplace in a bedroom, you probably don't want a real fire but one of these would look the part.
That technique has been used in decorative water features to provide a mist effect for a long time now, Often with decorative lighting to add to the ?atmosphere ?if that sort of thing appeals. Garden centres that specialise in Ponds and Carp pools have them from several suppliers.
GH
Seen often in (garden) water features
The Woolpack in Emmerdale has one, with authentic piles of logs stacked either side. See the locals snuggled round it each weekday evening.
Yes - I've seen a few of those. Same sort of principle as "essential oil vapourisers" and room misters.
Possible similar to this:
I have got one - you have to fill up a water trough for the mister. You can get them for garden ponds as well.
Mine was about £450.
The irony is, we used to burn real log and coal fires, and I don't ever recall seeing any visible smoke in the fireplace once they were properly burning.
They are, perhaps, a product for people who never had a real one ;-)
Less than produced by burning the gas?
Must be magic then?
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Ask the community — no account required