coolaboola
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Hiya folks,
We're replacing an open gas fire in our little front room because it pulls a horrible draft. We already have a Gazco Ashton stove in our kitchen which practically roasts us out of it, its so good. So we were thinking of putting another stove in the front room but smaller than the one in the kitchen (so we won't be roasted out of it).
Anyway, we got looking at the Gazco Riva 67 Designio (in black) and think that would suit the room very well but were afraid that it might draw a draft just like our existing open gas fire. Anyone got any experience of the Gazco Riva 67? Does it draw a draft?
Another thing that was mentioned was putting in a slate surround to protect the surrounding plaster. We'd prefer not to do this - we like the minimal look of the fire on its own in the wall (as shown in a lot of the brochures). Our walls are big feck-off solid concrete jobs so have a pretty significant thermal mass compared to, say, more modern walls. Would this make a difference? Anyone have a Riva installed without surround? Any problems?
c
We're replacing an open gas fire in our little front room because it pulls a horrible draft. We already have a Gazco Ashton stove in our kitchen which practically roasts us out of it, its so good. So we were thinking of putting another stove in the front room but smaller than the one in the kitchen (so we won't be roasted out of it).
Anyway, we got looking at the Gazco Riva 67 Designio (in black) and think that would suit the room very well but were afraid that it might draw a draft just like our existing open gas fire. Anyone got any experience of the Gazco Riva 67? Does it draw a draft?
Another thing that was mentioned was putting in a slate surround to protect the surrounding plaster. We'd prefer not to do this - we like the minimal look of the fire on its own in the wall (as shown in a lot of the brochures). Our walls are big feck-off solid concrete jobs so have a pretty significant thermal mass compared to, say, more modern walls. Would this make a difference? Anyone have a Riva installed without surround? Any problems?
c
You need one of those monster fire guards we had when we were kids - the sort that looks like Alcatraz for fires and surrounds not only the fire opening but the whole fireplace too. We didn't have central heating when I was a kid - the open fire was the only source of heat. Apart from an incident when my Da freaked out the cat and she jumped up the chimney with the fire lit we never had a problem. [nostalgia] I remember having baths in front of the fire as a kid - very cosy (it was necessity - the rest of the house was like a feckin' ice box in winter!) [/nostalgia]