| Gas fires are the major source of heating and cooking | | | | other countries, which have to face severe cold |
| in our homes, offices, restaurants etc. Gas fires | | | | weathers for most part of the year. Flueless gas fires |
| replaced wood fires in an attempt to conserve forests | | | | have an advanced technology of saving fuel. |
| and to get efficient source of heating. With the turn of | | | | Traditional heaters used chimneys or outlets to pass |
| the 21st century, gas-fires have become a major | | | | out the harmful gases. A major drawback with such |
| threat to the environment and a burden on the national | | | | heaters was that they used to waste a significant |
| economies because of the high prices of petroleum | | | | amount 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 is | | | | water vapours and carbon dioxide only. The heat |
| considered to be economical than LPG, but an ever | | | | produced is trapped in the room, giving maximum |
| growing demand of fuel across the world has | | | | fuel-efficiency. Flueless heaters which use ethanol as |
| increased its cost of production. One of the greatest | | | | their fuel are even more fuel-efficient than those which |
| concerns of today is the green house effect due to | | | | rely 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 dioxide | | | | heating purposes. The biggest challenge faced by |
| in their combustion process, but they still make up a | | | | millions of us is to fight the economic crisis, which is |
| substantial amount of overall carbon emissions of the | | | | making 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 house | | | | social 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 | | | | |