Your choice of Stove may be dictated by the type of chimney or flue in your home. If you are not sure then take a look at your roof and cross-reference it with the simple guide below. Don't worry if you don't have a fixed flue, there are many gas fires that are available as a Powerflue or balanced flue model and a fantastic range of electric fires. Most stoves will require a brick built or Pre-Fabricated flue, but our Luxima Gas Stove can be installed to a Pre-Cast flue.
Brick Chimney
A conventional brick chimney is recognisable by a chimney stack with a terracotta pot or gas terminal.
Pre-Fabricated Flue
This is an interlocking flue tube system, identifiable by a metal flue and terminal on the roof, and a metal flue box behind the fire.
Pre-Cast Flue
Pre-cast flues can be identified by a ridge vent or metal flue tube and terminal on the roof. Constructed from concrete or clay blocks they form a rectangular section flue. All fires featuring this icon are only suitable for pre-cat flues conforming to BS EN 1858.
Balanced Flue
Balanced Flue fires vent directly outside through a horizontal co-axial pipe (one pipe within a larger pipe). The Outer pipe draws air in from the outside and the inner pipe expels combustion gases.