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Apart from our flueless products, all our contemporary gas fires require a Class I or Class II chimney.
Where there is no chimney and the budget allows, a fan assisted extract system can be
installed.
Although the building work element of the installation can be carried out by an unqualified person,
the fitting and commissioning of the gas appliance itself must be carried out
by a certified CORGI gas fitter.
It is important to have the chimney swept and checked for integrity before ordering your
fireplace. This should be done by a N.A.C.S approved chimney sweep.
Existing chimneys need to be lined if they are leaking, or crumbling internally. This will
be ascertained once the chimney has been swept, and the appropriate measure taken.
It is possible to install a fan-assisted extract system, but this can be expensive, and
there may be reasons why a fan cannot be mounted externally. In these situations a
flueless product might be appropriate.
A gas fireplace with an input of over 7kw requires a permanent fresh air vent of 100
square centimetres. Under 7kw input an air vent is not required. Most of the fireplace models in
the Platonic Collection fall into this category.
When our fires are in operation, children should be kept clear. Children should not be left
unsupervised in a room with the gas fire alight. They should also be discouraged from
handling the fire objects, which are loosely stacked, even when the fire is off, as the
objects may still be warm!
The gas fireplaces in our various ranges require a gas supply. Only the electric or
electronic fires do not need a gas supply.
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