Ventilation required for sitting room fire

[Sarah_W]

I'm considering putting a wall mounted, flueless gas fire into a flat I'm renovating to sell:
http://birmingham.gumtree.com/birmingham/37/473979...

I've got a mate who's a gas fitter who can connect it for free, but says it needs venitaltion of 100cm2 and I can't access the external wall (tiled eave) and think a window ven would look outdatedand hideous. He also thinks I wont be able to useteh chimney stack I'd like to mount it on because even though the chimney'snot capped he says it's not a fresh ar supply.

A few questions:
1. What are people's views on these fires? the flat'sin SOuth London and will be for commuters.
2. Anyone got any ingenius ideas for venting it?

Thanks,
S

[Wacky Racer]

If it's going to be a pain to fit, and you are selling it anyway, why not just choose a decent looking electric fire?

[henrycrun]

Who would want to live without a flue ? where does the Carbon monoxide go ?

[Deva Link]

henrycrun said:

where does the Carbon monoxide go ?

They have a catalyst which coverts it into CO2 and H2O.

[Ferg]

I don't like them and rarely fit them.

The chimney isn't an air supply because by it's nature it is sucking air out...it's a CHIMNEY!

I'd fit a flued fire under 7kW and then no vent.

[Ricky_M]

Pretty sure the vent can only be 450mm above the floor max, so a window vent won't be any use.

If you do get one, make sure you buy a decent Carbon Monoxide detector to go with it!