Gas fire appliances

Claim 1

A gas fire appliance comprising a casing carrying a support on which solid fuel simulating elements are supported, a transparent panel above and in front of the solid fuel simulating elements and at least partially enclosing the space defined within the casing above the solid fuel simulating elements and a burner assembly through which, in use, gas to be burnt is supplied, said burner assembly comprising a heater burner portion which is arranged to direct gas to be burnt below the support for the solid fuel simulating elements for the primary purpose of heating those elements and which has burners disposed in two independently controllable sections namely an inner section and an outer section disposed on either side of the inner section, and a flame effect burner portion which is also arranged to direct gas below the solid fuel simulating elements and above the heater burner portion, the flame effect burner portion being arranged primarily to supply gas for producing visible flame effect between the solid fuel simulating elements and also having burners disposed in two independently controllable sections, namely an inner section and an outer section disposed on either side of the inner section, control means being also provided for feeding gas simultaneously either to both of said inner sections or alternatively to all of said sections.