Why Buy an Electric Fireplace - Two Reasons to Buy Electric Fireplaces
Would winter be the right time to buy electric fireplaces? How about summer, when prices go down? Maybe the right time is when you actually need one? To explain the title, I will tell you up front that the two reasons to buy an electric fireplace are for the functionality, namely the heat, and to improve your decor.
As far as when is the right time, there is a story behind these questions.
We moved to Georgia from Florida a few years ago.
We had been long time Florida residents.
I'm talking 50 years long.
That is enough time to get used to a climate.
We moved in July, so it was still pretty hot..
no, very hot.
But being from Florida, we were used to it.
When November came around it started to get cooler.
This was not unexpected.
But when the temperature hit below twenty degrees, we were surprised at how cold that actually is.
Fortunately, we had gas heat and a real fireplace.
I had been wanting an excuse to get some natural heat going like the early settlers, so I was excited.
Put some logs in the pit and started the combustion.
A few minutes later I heard my wife screaming something about the house burning down.
I ran in to find the room full of smoke.
Brilliant me had forgotten to open the flue.
Once I did that, everything was fine...
for a short time.
I took the dog out for a walk and when I looked up, I saw flames at the top of the chimney.
I quickly doused the flames and called my neighbor to find out what my problem was.
He told me that the flue had never been cleaned since he lived there.
A quick call to the chimney sweep solved that problem.
But I was already thinking that I may buy an electric fireplace insert instead of the natural thing.
I did end up having to make a purchase, but it wasn't for that problem.
If you have ever moved after being at the same place for most of your life, you will know that there is a constant flow of friends and neighbors who come to visit you in your first and second years of residence.
Sometimes they came in packs.
I had to put up some of them in the basement.
It turns out that the basement is not on the heating system.
It's kind of chilly down there.
That's when I had to buy an electric fireplace.
Ordered it online.
It took only a short time to put the thing together.
What a nice surprise we got.
Not only does it heat the basement quickly and cheaply, but it also has this realistic electronic flame.
One of the cool features is that you can even turn it on without the heat just for the ambiance that it creates.
As far as when is the right time, there is a story behind these questions.
We moved to Georgia from Florida a few years ago.
We had been long time Florida residents.
I'm talking 50 years long.
That is enough time to get used to a climate.
We moved in July, so it was still pretty hot..
no, very hot.
But being from Florida, we were used to it.
When November came around it started to get cooler.
This was not unexpected.
But when the temperature hit below twenty degrees, we were surprised at how cold that actually is.
Fortunately, we had gas heat and a real fireplace.
I had been wanting an excuse to get some natural heat going like the early settlers, so I was excited.
Put some logs in the pit and started the combustion.
A few minutes later I heard my wife screaming something about the house burning down.
I ran in to find the room full of smoke.
Brilliant me had forgotten to open the flue.
Once I did that, everything was fine...
for a short time.
I took the dog out for a walk and when I looked up, I saw flames at the top of the chimney.
I quickly doused the flames and called my neighbor to find out what my problem was.
He told me that the flue had never been cleaned since he lived there.
A quick call to the chimney sweep solved that problem.
But I was already thinking that I may buy an electric fireplace insert instead of the natural thing.
I did end up having to make a purchase, but it wasn't for that problem.
If you have ever moved after being at the same place for most of your life, you will know that there is a constant flow of friends and neighbors who come to visit you in your first and second years of residence.
Sometimes they came in packs.
I had to put up some of them in the basement.
It turns out that the basement is not on the heating system.
It's kind of chilly down there.
That's when I had to buy an electric fireplace.
Ordered it online.
It took only a short time to put the thing together.
What a nice surprise we got.
Not only does it heat the basement quickly and cheaply, but it also has this realistic electronic flame.
One of the cool features is that you can even turn it on without the heat just for the ambiance that it creates.