Cosy Warmth Without a Flue – Real Estate Condo Trends and Tips

An innovative new freestanding fireplace runs without a hard connection, is environmentally friendly and the ideal answer to those lacking a chimney to fuel the fire.

A Vancouver retailer is selling fireplaces for people who thought they couldn’t have one. Vancouver Gas Fireplaces is now selling the EcoSmart Fire, a high-quality free-standing fireplace that runs on ethanol without any connection, flue, chimney or gas line.

“The design is simple, portable, attractive, and doesn’t require installation,” says Robert Koby, president of Vancouver Gas Fireplaces. “We’re finding that condo dwellers are all over it.”

Conceived in Australia, the EcoSmart fire provides unprecedented flexibility – it fits just about anywhere. The EcoSmart Fireplace has a contemporary look that makes it suitable for apartments, houses, bars and restaurants.

“Some places were built without fireplaces or don’t have access to natural gas lines. Now the EcoSmart Fire provides the opportunity to have a fire feature,” says Koby.

Features of the EcoSmart Fire:

- It can be installed in a pre-existing fireplace site or be free-standing.
- It is environmentally friendly – fuelled by denatured ethanol, a renewable modern energy, it burns clean and is virtually maintenance free
- The EcoSmart fireplaces have no flue and require no hard connection
- the core of the EcoSmart fire is a metal box about 10 centimetres high and 30 centimetres square with a slot in the middle for the flame.
- the fuel reservoir is in the base of the metal box
- The core EcoSmart Fire can be installed in an attractive frame of fascia to suit the setting
- The EcoSmart Fire has been independently tested and has UL approval
- Units are compact and portable so ideal for apartments houses, bars, restaurants and offices
- The EcoSmart Fire can regulate the intensity of the flame and turn it on or off at any time.

The EcoSmart Fire is available at Vancouver Gas Fireplaces, www.vangasfireplaces.com, phone 604.732.3470.