Abstract: A simulated fireplace comprising a flat screen display panel mounted within a frame is described. The panel is configured to display at least one image sequence of a fire, the image sequence being stored on a memory device and the fireplace being characterised in that it further includes a single glass sheet mountable to the front of the frame and having a footprint greater than that of the panel. Desirably, the panel is provided device may be a flash memory card, which is receivable in a receiving slot on a side panel of the frame.

Abstract: A space heater is disclosed, comprising a housing, a heat source within the housing and a plurality of openings to allow the convection of air through the housing, in which: the heat source comprises a pair of panels defining between them a closed compartment, a liquid within and partially filling the compartment and an electrical heating element extending within the compartment, substantially parallel to the panels and in thermal contact with the liquid; the compartment is sub-divided into a lower liquid chamber and an upper expansion chamber and the cross-sectional area of the liquid chamber where it meets the expansion chamber is less than that of the expansion chamber; and the openings in the housing allow radiant heat from the heat source to escape from the housing. In further embodiments, the lower liquid chamber contains liquid at room temperature, but the upper expansion chamber does not.