Electric Fireplace
An electric fireplace provides a means of heat and cooking one’s food since Prometheus stole the first flame to give to man. A fire and a place to keep the fire have formed an integral and recognizable part of homes throughout the world. The fireplace, be it in the living room of a stately mansion or in the comfortable kitchen of a farmhouse, has always been a place where people could gather around to talk, romance or just have fun.
Sadly, the traditional wood fire is no longer feasible in today’s world, especially in the homes and apartment blocks of modern cities that don’t have inbuilt fireplaces. However, modern technology now gives individuals the chance to enjoy the same warmth and ambience of a wood fire through state of the art, innovative technology. This has lead to the introduction of the electric fire place.
Though as yet unable to provide people with the facility to cook sausages and roast marshmallows over it, the electric fire place gives owners all the advantages of a gentle or roaring blaze (depending on their preference). A cozy, realistic fire is possible without having to deal with the hassles of smoke, ashes or clearing up.
Introduced to customers in the early 1990s, the electric fireplace became immensely popular. This was due to its ability to fit in anywhere. The portability, affordability, convenience and safety factors were all desirable qualities that encouraged people to buy these fireplaces.
An electric fireplace can be plugged into a normal electrical outlet. It doesn’t require a chimney, fuel pipelines, a venting system or any other special preparations. It can also be safely used in the bedroom, sun porch, foyer or kitchen. Besides these places the electric fireplace can be used in nurseries, senior citizens’ residences, high rise office buildings and nursing homes.
Available in many styles and sizes, an electric fireplace can provide a romantic atmosphere in the middle of summer with the heat setting turned off. It can also be a fairly large cost saving factor in winter as it runs on the ‘heat’ setting for less than 8 cents an hour, and costs around 2/ 3 cents when used without heat.
Made using a variety of materials, an electric fireplace can be made to match your interior home décor, or easily bought in brick, marble or another style of your choosing.
The new electric fireplace models, while offering more realistic simulations, also enable owners to install the fireplace themselves. It has also becomes more user friendly with every new model that is introduced into the market.