Barges traditionally had wood burning stoves where fire-wood storage space was not so much a problem on these working ships. For Jenal it was, so 'J&A' chose this traditional cast-iron Esse fire, originally found on working boats and even railway station waiting rooms, fired with coal or coke.

Essa followed the changes in time and re-made their fires with electrical convection heating. Jenal's example sits on an old peanut-shaped and rescued cast-iron base. Originally there to catch falling fire ash, now for catching dust and the electric fires glow from its pretend fire bulb.