Electric fireplaces are 100 efficient all of the heat they produce stays in the room because there is no vent to the outside.
Do electric fireplaces give out heat.
They re intended to be used as zone heaters and can be used to heat living rooms kitchens and bedrooms.
So yes nearly all of the electric fireplaces on sale on the market today can provide a heating functionality but how do.
They are portable enough to take into any room.
Electric fireplaces give off 400 500 btu s.
You can enjoy a flickering fire for only pennies per hour.
The advantage that electric fireplaces have vs gas or wood burning is that many models provide the option to turn on the flickering flame with or without the heat.
There are no elements that can be burned.
That cannot be done with a wood burning unit.
Dimplex just released a new model called the multi fire xd.
By comparison a gas fireplace loses 20 30 of the heat it produces out the vent or chimney.
These fireplaces do not rely on combustion when creating heat inside an electric fireplace unit.
The glass on electric fireplaces will never get hot to the touch.
A wood or gas burning fireplace can heat only one room.
Fans blow hot air from out of the electric fireplace to provide heat to the room.
The heating element of the fireplace can be turned on or off at the switch of a button while usually being able to keep the flame part of the fireplace going.
It s not a central heating system and as such it doesn t come with the same cost associated with a normal heating bill.
Therefore if you want to run the unit in the summertime without additional heat you can still enjoy the fire.
Electric fireplace cost saving factors.
The vast majority of electric fireplaces give off heat in the form of a heating element that is usually located at the top the unit.
Ventless electric fireplaces unlike their gas powered counterparts will not emit any combustion gases back into the room in which they re located but they also emit a low level of heat.