[OJFord]

Not GP, but I assume either is going to be noticeably worse than no fire at all, a closed log burner better than open. It's not going to stop me enjoying a fire though.

I think they're way under-appreciated, by my calculation they're almost at gas boiler prices in terms of £/kWh of effective heat (currently paying 6p/KWh of gas) - and perhaps particularly as someone living alone, 'spot heating' is great - so cosy by the fire in the evening, way hotter than I'd want to heat the whole house (room even) with gas. I just wish I had one in my bedroom (& perhaps bathroom) too, I wouldn't even need central heating (well, maybe I shouldn't be so confident before Jan...).