Gas Fires and Fuel Saving

Gas fires are the major source of heating and cookingother countries, which have to face severe cold
in our homes, offices, restaurants etc. Gas firesweathers for most part of the year. Flueless gas fires
replaced wood fires in an attempt to conserve forestshave an advanced technology of saving fuel.
and to get efficient source of heating. With the turn ofTraditional heaters used chimneys or outlets to pass
the 21st century, gas-fires have become a majorout the harmful gases. A major drawback with such
threat to the environment and a burden on the nationalheaters was that they used to waste a significant
economies because of the high prices of petroleumamount of heat in this process, thus consuming more
and its products.fuel. Flueless gas-fires combust completely, giving out
Natural gas fires are mostly made up of methane. It iswater vapours and carbon dioxide only. The heat
considered to be economical than LPG, but an everproduced is trapped in the room, giving maximum
growing demand of fuel across the world hasfuel-efficiency. Flueless heaters which use ethanol as
increased its cost of production. One of the greatesttheir fuel are even more fuel-efficient than those which
concerns of today is the green house effect due torely on natural gas.
the carbon dioxide-emission of petroleum products.Electric, gel and solid fires are other alternatives for
Gas fires are known to produce lesser carbon dioxideheating purposes. The biggest challenge faced by
in their combustion process, but they still make up amillions of us is to fight the economic crisis, which is
substantial amount of overall carbon emissions of themaking it difficult for us to meet both ends on the
world. Moreover, methane itself is a green gas;personal, corporate and national levels. It is not only a
meaning thereby that it promotes the green housesocial duty of every individual to save energy for
effect in the atmosphere.future generations, but also the call of time.
Flueless gas fire is gaining popularity in the UK and