[Magdalen] how I hate this weather

[Roger Stokes]

On 20/11/2018 22:16, Scott Knitter wrote:
> That's the thing, though: it's a real fireplace with a chimney, but the
> chimney is stopped up (with insulation, I think). The owners' manual to the
> gas fire gizmo says it should be OK with any house's natural air leakage,
> and that made me feel super-negative about ever turning the thing on. :)

That is a wise move. "Should be" allows for the possibility that it 
wouldn't be safe to use it. Most gas fires over here have a balanced 
flue which is sealed from the room, drawing air in from outside and the 
exhaust gases venting to the outside.

Roger