| If your home has a wood burning fireplace, and | | | | realistic. You may prefer a unit that is ornate and |
| you cannot remember the last time that you | | | | adds to the style of your overall room design, or |
| used it, you may want to think about switching it | | | | may choose a modern streamlined model. After |
| over to an electrical fireplace insert. If you do not | | | | you decide how plain or ornate you want the unit |
| like to go to the trouble of chopping, stacking and | | | | to look on the outside, make sure that it is high |
| hauling wood for your fireplace, but you love the | | | | quality so that its flame looks realistic. The better |
| ambiance of a roaring fire, you may want to think | | | | units have flames that are so real looking that |
| about converting your fireplace to an electric one. | | | | even upon close inspection it is hard to tell |
| An electric fireplace insert may also be an | | | | whether the fire is real or not. |
| appealing option if your fireplace is in disrepair, | | | | Simple to Install and Use |
| because you can simply plug in an electric insert | | | | These electric fireplace inserts are so easy to use |
| and you have a fire with no worries about | | | | that you have virtually no prep work before |
| chimney repair. Whether you want to include an | | | | installing them. If your chimney is in disrepair, do |
| electric fireplace in your home for ambiance, | | | | not worry, because you can just leave it as is. |
| convenience or cost, this little unit will keep you | | | | The electric fireplace does not need a chimney at |
| warm without the entire hassle of a wood burning | | | | all. As a matter of fact, you can install these units |
| fire. | | | | in any room in your house. All they need to work |
| How to Pick the Best Insert | | | | is an electrical outlet. While a lot of heat escapes |
| Like anything, there are many different models of | | | | out of a chimney, these electrical units offer the |
| electric fireplace units from which to choose. An | | | | advantage of retaining the heat in your home, |
| electric fireplace unit is easy to install by simply | | | | because they do not use a chimney at all. They |
| inserting it into your firebox and plugging it in. The | | | | let you regulate the heat levels, and you can turn |
| unit is fully enclosed in a metal box with glass | | | | the flame on or off. So the unit can operate as a |
| doors. The doors can be used to regulate the | | | | heater without the ambiance of the flames if you |
| heat emanating from the unit. When you are | | | | wish. Electric fireplace are also safer than gas |
| deciding which unit you want to install, a unit that | | | | inserts because there are no gas lines involved |
| completely fills the firebox will look the most | | | | that could cause carbon monoxide emissions. |