how do electric fireplaces work?

Question

would like to put an electric fireplace in my house, but don't know anything about them.

how do they work? does it just plug in? does it give off heat? use wood? expensive to operate? expensive to purchase? easily installed?

Answer 1

Electric fireplaces are really just decorative. a 110 unit will produce about 4,500 BTU worth of heat, a 220 will produce about 9,500. Not very much either way. They are VERY easily installed, plug it in and you're done, and fairly inexpensive to buy $300-$1500. A lot of the cost depends on the mantel you choose. They basically just use lights and mirrors to give the "flame" effect, but they're pretty cute.

Answer 2

How Do Electric Fireplaces Work

Answer 3

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how do electric fireplaces work?
would like to put an electric fireplace in my house, but don't know anything about them.

how do they work? does it just plug in? does it give off heat? use wood? expensive to operate? expensive to purchase? easily installed?

Answer 4

You plug it in, it has lights in the back that flicker. Some do look very realistic. They do heat small areas. Just remember,
converting electricity into heat is always expensive! No way around it.

Answer 5

there's two type's of electic fireplace's, one is just put where you want it and plug it up in to the closest outlet, and the other is you put it where your going to leve it for good and run a wire from the breaker box two the black of the fireplace witch if it was me i would buy the one that plug's up to a 110 plug in outlet they also sell the 220 fireplace. ( but buy the 110. )