Gas and electric fireplace inserts: which one fits your existing opening?
A compact inbuilt like the Luminar 1000 suits a narrow existing opening. The old fireplace has been boarded up since before you bought the house. Someone painted the...
Natural gas or LPG: what changes when your gas log fire runs on bottles
A 45 kg bottle holds about 2,205 megajoules. On high, a mid-sized gas log fire works through one in roughly 75 hours. Here is what running on LPG actually costs.
Why won’t my gas log fire light?
First cold night, and the fire will not light. What the symptom usually means, which checks are safe to make at home, and where licensed gas work begins.
Can you still put a gas fireplace in a new Victorian home?
From 1 January 2027 every new Victorian home must be all-electric. If you own an existing home, nothing changes. If you are building, the permit date decides it.
Gas log fires in Melbourne: a buyer’s guide
You have pulled the throw rug over your knees for another Melbourne winter, and the ducted heating still takes an age to warm the lounge. A gas log fire would fix that. You have decided you want on...
Is an Australian-made gas or electric fireplace worth it?
You have found two fireplaces you like. One is made here in Australia. The other is imported. It looks much the same on the showroom floor and costs a few hundred dollars less. Standing there, the ...
What's the best fireplace for an open-plan living area?
A well-sized gas log fireplace is usually the strongest fireplace heater for an open-plan living area. It can anchor the main living, dining and kitchen zone, provided the model, heat output and pl...