ELECTRIC OR GAS? HOW EFFICIENT ARE ELECTRIC FIRES? 🔥

The questions are getting asked more and more. Everyone's more conscious over buying the right fire for their home.

Let us help by answering your questions and giving you some direction on why electric fires are the future.

[rjrj]

Electricity costs per unit of energy are 4 times more than gas, so it's 3 times as expensive for the same heating taking into account efficiencies of 100% vs 75%.
Nearly half of electricity in the UK is still produced from fossil fuels, and a gas power station is only ~49% efficient. Then you have powerline losses, energy used running, staffing and building power stations and networks, all of which adds to the lower efficiency that is reflected in electricity prices relative to gas.
Gas looks better and can output far more heat. It does require regular servicing though, which can reduce efficiency if you don't use it much.

[takleteck]

Very devious & misleading.
You can afford for a gas fire to be only 25% efficiency when electricity costs 4x more than gas!
Plus there are efficient flued gas fires at 90% and flueless at 100%, meaning that a good gas fire would be 1/4 of the price to run.

[sunnysinghlangeri]

Do electric fires plug in a normal socket?

[JNevada]

I would think even using propane gas would be cheaper

[macraghnaill]

Not very well explained, at present prices of 25p kw for electric a 2kw electric fire will cost 50p per hour [input and output 2kw]

A 58% efficient inset gas fire [convected & radiant heat] has a gas input of 6.9kw @6p kw and an output up to 4kw, cost 41.4p per hour, some "decorative" inset gas fires have a 6.9kw input but a very low heat output

A wall hung traditional misermatic gas fire has gas input of 6.9kw, 41.4p per our and an output of 5kw.

100% efficient gas fires have to have an air vent fitted as they cause condensation, many are only 2.5kw so only suitable for heating a small room and heat will be lost due to the air vent

A 5kw multifuel stove can cost less for heating than a gas fire and central heating or an electric fire, a 5kw stove lit 15 hours a day uses an average of 5 kilo of coal per day, around £2.50 per kilo [50kilo sack of coal £27].

[Chris-otjf]

Pennies to run? 2kw electric fire @ 30p a kw! 😂 no thanks

[Thomchas]

Utter nonsense . Gas far better and cost effective