Using a gas-coal fireplace as a wood fire

[bsnalex]

Hiya--

I've got one of those standard gas fireplaces with the faux-coals on top. Does anyone know if it's possible to remove the "coals", cut off the gas line and use the basket for wood and simply use it as a wood fireplace?

I would convert to a standard wood, but it seems in Britain you can only get those ancient-looking iron wood burners. Part of the appeal is the idea of an open wood fire crackling away.

Thanks and happy Christmas

 

[Echo the husky]

Such a conversion would not end well at all! Have you broken into the xmas sherry already?

I would convert to a standard wood, but it seems in Britain you can only get those ancient-looking iron wood burners.

The heat would destroy most other things, and blacken everything else!

 

[slippyr4]

You can get modern looking wood burners and you can get fire backs and hearths and so on easy enough, what do you actually want?

 

[Doggit]

Open fires are only 15% efficient, so not the best things to use; and you get sparks flying out, so need a guard in place, so what started off as a great idea, slowly falls apart. Firstly, are the fire bricks etc still in place, and what's the condition of the opening; in theory, the gas fire should have been in a original fire place, so you should have a reasonably good starting point. Pictures would help.

I'd suggest you look at log burners instead.

 

[FiremanT]

If the fire os ofthos type:

as opposed to this:

Then yes, you can. Obviously get a RGI to remive the gas pipe safely!

You will need some extra parts - this will give you an idea:
https://www.thefiresideshop.co.uk/fire-kits-fire-baskets.html