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Experience over some 30 years in the game has taught me that in 98% of all cases where solid fuel heaters have been converted to operate on gaseous fuels there is a considerable drop in performance and economy when operating them. Most solid fuel heaters haveb a completely different firebox arrangement and the flues are usually far greater than those needed for gas burning appliances – hence the poorer performance – never mind the cost of undertaking the conversion!!!!
You would be by far better to look at buying a gas appliance to replace the solid burner completely.
Hope this helps.
Selgas Services Ltd
Craftsman Gasfitters, Plumbers, Electrical Service Technicians -
In my opinion, the real problem with these conversions is the flue/chimney arangement. Flues for wood burning are bulit quite differently than those for gas burning appliances. A gas flue will not work well (and may be dangerous) for a wood fire, and a wood flue will be inefficient venting for a gas fire, as Peter has said.
This applies to the TOTAL REPLACEMENT of a wood-burning appliance with a gas-burning one. The idea of fitting a gas burner into a wood-burning firebox of a wood-burning appliance is another matter altogether. Such modifications are extremely problematic and unlikely to succeed.
NtP
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