electric fires that are only for 'Occasional use'?
Not a good experience. we were looking for an electric fire as a replacement for a gas fire that was too awkward for an elderly user- first of all the fire was wrongly described on the website- 'type of heat- Convected' (its a very feeble fan heater). The fire came with a leaflet that stated 'Do not use this appliance as a primary heat source'? plugging it in I understood- a 1-2KW fire should produce useable heat?
The delivery note was from the manufacturer, not the supplier, and all their phone numbers were dead.
When we got through to the supplier, we were told that while their 'no-quibble return' applied, it would cost us £40 to return the package. When we challenged them on the 'primary heat source' question, we were told that we should have downloaded the PDF on the website that would have told us that - in addition to not allowing children to play with the fire --"This product is only suitable for well insulated spaces or occasional use
• Do not use this appliance as a primary heat source"
What else is an electric fire Actually for?
I can understand having to pay for a return if I had mis-measured a bespoke fireplace, but if an item is wrongly described, and the important detail- its only for 'occasional use' -is in a downloadable pdf this is ridiculous.
**Update: the supplier has replied, saying that they try to make the useage conditions ‘as clear as possible’. Maybe move that information out of the downloadable PDF, and into the product information?