hi,

just bought my first house. never had a gas fire before

its a streamline 2 and i cant find out anything about it. the flue seems to go up the chimney but im not sure about this. there is definately a hole above the fire.
the back of the fire is an off white colour, can this be painted with black lead paint or not? im prob thinking not.
is that bit of it easy to replace and whats that bit called. if you buy a new fire is that bit normally included. how much does it cost to have a fire changed over.
im keeping the existing hearth and back but replacing the surrounnd and possible fire. but what i know about gas fires i can write on a postage stamp!

help!!:help: :help:

the only advise I can think of is.. get a corgi registerd fitter to look at it, theres a great little shop at the bottom of leppings lane called B.R.S they did a good job with ours. and they were cheap :thumbsup:

i wouldnt try a diy job with it otherwise we may have problems if we come to sell it.

im trying to figure out if i can salvage the fire ive got, or bin it and get a new one. if i get a new one will it come with the back bit

i just need a crash course in gas fires, whats the difference between the different types etc etc, so i can figure out what ive got and so what i need to do to replace/repair it

thanks for the sound advice though

I wouldnt try a diy repair job, pretty sure it's illegal to mess with a gas applience unless you are qualifyed. what do you mean by back bit?

thats why i said i wouldnt diy :) :) :)

How about posting a link to a photo so people can see what it is you're after?

I think it's the back panel that comes with the hearth, if so they dont usually come with the fire unless you pay for one

its not the back panel im meaning ive got that!, its the back of the fire


photos is prob a good idea... brb

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5324/dscn2274kg2.th.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2274kg2.jpg)
there it is!

That bit should come with a new fire, you could possibly get a replacement part but I suspect you would have to do a fair bit of hunting to find a stockist, what make is the fire? mind you had to squint a bit at the piccy

yeah lol

thanks imageshack!

its a streamline 2

ive googled it as well and nothing

if it comes with the fire then im a bit happier, found a brand new one on ebay for £50 thats still boxed, its still been sold in do it all now, so im going to have a looksie tmrw, plus ive already been on the corgi website to find my nearest reg persons :thumbsup:

Well good luck with finding one, it may be worth going round a few shops to look at the fires in person. Then you will be a little wiser on what to bid for on ebay as some fires need to be mesured to make sure they fit in the recess at the back.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8108/dscn2274hf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

try that one...

Why on earth has this been moved to "Fun/Random"???

i was thinking that myself!!!!!