Real flame, without a flue. That's the promise behind the Ignis Smart Electric Cassette Fire — and it's easier to doubt until you've actually watched one ignite. So instead of describing it, here's the fire itself: switching on, cycling through its colour spectrum, and settling into a full, genuinely realistic flame.
How it actually works
There's no combustion involved at all — no fuel, no flue, no gas connection, and nothing burning. A water reservoir feeds an ultrasonic system that produces a fine vapour, which is lit from below by an LED array to create the flame effect. The result looks like fire and behaves like fire — it flickers, it responds, it fills a room with the same warm movement — but it's built entirely from water and light.
Every unit in the range shares the same core features:
- A 90-colour auto-transitioning flame spectrum with a colour memory function, so it comes back exactly how you left it
- 5 flame and lumen levels, adjustable from the included remote
- An automatic water system — self-refilling, self-draining, with real-time water-level monitoring, so there's no manual topping up mid-evening
- Optional WiFi module for Alexa and Google Home control
Why no chimney is needed
Because nothing is burning, there's no flue, no gas connection, and no Gas Safe engineer required for installation. Every model drops into a standard builder's opening — the kind of space a false chimney breast, a media wall, or a stud-wall cavity already gives you. Indoor use only, on a standard grounded socket, with a fresh-air inlet for the unit itself.
Eight sizes, one system
The electric range runs from a 24" unit suited to a snug alcove up to a 78" showpiece for an open-plan space, plus a distinctive Round model. Every size shares the same 90-colour system and self-maintaining water tank — only the scale changes.
| Size | Opening (W × D) | Water tank | Runtime per fill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24" | 600 × 250mm | 2.0L | 9–12 hrs |
| 30" | 752 × 250mm | 3.25L | 11–14 hrs |
| 36" | 898 × 250mm | 4.0L | 12–15 hrs |
| 48" | 1210 × 250mm | 6.0L | 13–17 hrs |
| 60" | 1514 × 250mm | 9.0L | 14–18 hrs |
| 72" | 1819 × 250mm | 10.8L | 14–18 hrs |
| 78" | 1990 × 250mm | 12.0L | 14–18 hrs |
| Round | Ø650mm opening | 3.5L | 15–18 hrs |
Independently certified, not just claimed
Every unit in the range is tested to the EU's EMC Directive, Low Voltage Directive, and RoHS Directive by accredited labs, with LED output rated Risk Group 1 (low risk) under IEC 62471. It's the kind of paperwork that's easy to skip mentioning and important to have.
Free UK delivery on every order, with a 30-day exchange guarantee.