Designed and made in New Zealand
Freestanding gas fireplace
A square-format freestanding fire with clean edges, a large viewing window and a flame that behaves like a real one.
The DFS740 is the compact member of Escea’s DFS series. It suits smaller living rooms, open-plan corners, and homes replacing an old freestanding wood heater, because the flue can run straight up through the existing penetration or out sideways through a wall.
It is room-sealed, so it draws combustion air from outside and sends every bit of exhaust back out. Nothing from the fire enters the room except warmth. The 4mm steel console stays cool enough to touch and the glass does not fog.
Both Gas Works showrooms have a DFS740 running. Come and stand in front of it before you decide.
Included with the fire. Change your mind later and we can swap it.
Also available: a glass-reinforced concrete plinth to raise the fire, and a range of flue finishing kits. Ask us in the showroom.
The firebox is angled and the burner sits under a bed of ceramic beads, so flames rise up and through the logs rather than in a flat row along the front. It looks like a wood fire without the ash, the smoke or the cutting.
The DFS740 is room-sealed. Air for the fire comes in from outside through the flue and the exhaust goes straight back out, so there are no draughts, no smell and no fogged glass. The steel body stays cool enough that a chair, a child or a dog can sit beside it.
Every DFS740 ships with a remote and Escea’s SmartHeat wifi app. Set a target temperature and the fire holds it. Put it on a timer so the room is warm when you get home. Turn the fan boost on for a quick lift, or switch to flame-only for the look.
Because it is freestanding and zero-clearance rated, the DFS740 can sit on timber floors, on a plinth, in a corner, or in the spot where an old wood heater used to be. The flue can run up, sideways or down and along, which is what makes retrofits straightforward.
Figures from Escea’s Australian data sheet. Efficiency varies with gas type and flue configuration.
| Model | Escea DFS740 |
|---|---|
| Fireplace type | Freestanding, single-sided, room-sealed |
| Fuel | Natural gas, LPG (propane) or ULPG |
| Maximum heat output | 5.8 kW |
| Maximum gas input | 23 MJ/h |
| Energy rating | 4.5 stars |
| Appliance size | 734 W × 663 H × 528 D mm |
| Viewing glass | 620 W × 464 H mm |
| Flue | Powered direct vent, vertical or horizontal |
| Fuel bed options | Traditional logs, splitwood, volcanic rock (black or natural) |
| Controls | SmartHeat wifi app, remote control included |
| Zero-clearance rated | Yes |
| Cool-touch body | Yes |
| Warranty | 5 years firebox, 2 years all other parts |
| Made in | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Flue kits, clearances and wall penetrations depend on your home. We measure everything on the site visit and include it in the quote.
Gas Works has been fitting fires in Adelaide homes for over 30 years. You deal with Gas Works from the showroom to the annual service.
Visit Modbury or Morphett Vale. The DFS740 is running in both showrooms, next to the rest of the Escea range.
We come to your home, check the gas supply, flue route and clearances, and give you one price for the fire, flue and installation.
Licensed gasfitters fit the fire, commission it and hand you a certificate of compliance.
Book an annual service with us to keep the warranty valid and the flame looking right. Same phone number.
DFS740 on display and running
Mon to Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm
DFS740 on display and running
Mon to Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–2pm
Tell us a little about the room and we will reply within one business day with a quote, a suggested flue option and the next available site visit.
