Electric fireplaces with heaters
It has been many years since we have harnessed electricity and now you can have the best in electric fireplaces as well. Since they need no ventilation the way traditional fireplaces do they can be used in a wide variety of locations and can be installed without costly construction on your home. You just plug them in and let the heating begin.
They are easily moved from one location to another so you can take them with you if you move, go off to college or simply if you need to warm up a cold guest room. A 120 volt outlet is all that’s needed and you can have the warmth and comfort of a dancing fire in seconds. They also require no cleaning since there is no dirty soot and ash to worry about and they don’t pose a danger of flying embers catching your carpet on fire.
No fire in an electric fireplace:
Since your they do not burn a real fire how do you get the lifelike quality of flames? That’s easy, the “flames” you see are caused by scattered random refracted light and colored light bulbs. In 1997 a company called Dimplex produced the first wood-burning flame effect and has since been granted 19 patents for various electric flame technologies. Even the logs are lifelike versions of the real thing.
They don’t just trick you visually they also provide more heat output than even most real fireplaces. Since there is no venting of smoke and fumes 100% of the heat generated will stay in the room. A good one can generate up to 5,000 BTU’s of heat and can be controlled with a thermostat to keep the room at a comfortable temperature.
Clean and Ash Free:
Probably the nicest thing about them is that you don’t have to clean out the ash and debris left behind when you burn a real fire using logs and starter material. You also don’t have to cut and carry wood into your house daily to keep up with the cold weather. You simply flip a switch and it goes to work. The most work you may have to do is change a light bulb occasionally.
Great way to save money.
One great way to save money and the earth resources is to use appliances that help you conserve energy. You can do so much more than just turning off the water while you are brushing your teeth. If you really want to save your money and the world’s resources you should seriously consider buying and installing energy efficient appliances throughout your home.
One place where most homes use a lot of resources is heating. Every year we see dramatic increases in the cost of heating our homes, it sometimes feels like we are heating the entire block. While gas and wood burning fireplaces may seem like good answers to your heating problems, both require venting that leads to loss of heat. The most efficient fireplace is an electric fireplace.