Does anyone use an electric fireplace?

Question

Does anyone use an electric fireplace? If so, is your electric bill huge? Does it warm a room? How often do you use it? We'd like to eventually have a gas one put in, but we're thinking about an electric one for the time being....?

Answer 1

The electric ones are OK. The bill? Well it depends on how much you use it. I found it doesn't warm a room as well as you'd like.

Answer 2

I had one of these in an condo I lived in for several years. It was worthless as a source of heat so I never used it enough to notice any difference in the electric bill. I'd say it would heat an area about 10 feet in radius from it (half a room). It's purpose was spending an evening on the couch with your chippee, in front the fireplace. Flipping a switch is a hell of alot more convenient than stacking wood and lighting a fire (not to mention cleaning a real fireplace).

I used to have a real fireplace in a different place I lived. I'd estimate the heat output of an electric is about half that of a real one. Neither were particularly good at heating a room.

If you want to heat a room, I'd suggest a wood burning stove or a pellet burner instead.

Answer 3

Hi,

Yes I have an electric fire place, including a fan and orange lights wafting aroung behind the screen.

It's a pretty looking one, we dont use much, it;s there for emergencies, but it does look the part,

Answer 4

no not really just watch out of what kind u buy