with the cold temperatures comes the need to keep your house warm. Sometimes your furnace may need little help to keep room at the temperature you like or you have room that where you would like to add atmosphere and ambience. fireplace is just the accessory you may be looking for..
Mantel units are similar to freestanding units and they can be fancier from visual standpoint. These are the units that are meant to sit against wall, and they have mantel on the top of the firebox that can be decorated to your taste great place to put all of those pictures addition to adding decorations for the holidays..
So, let's say that from visual standpoint the location for the fireplace is next to door that leads to the outside. Does that make much sense if the heat generated from the unit would just go out the door..
The realism of these units is one thing, and the creative design for them is very impressive as well. Regular fireplaces can be things of beauty that help to add ambience to room. The electric units can range from simple to very elaborate ones that look like very expensive and ornate wood-burning fireplaces...
Another factor to consider is overheating. The heating elements used in even the best electric fireplaces can draw good amount of current, and that can lead to issues with the plug and wiring coming from the wall outlet. Some models may have feature within the plug where the unit will shut off if it gets too hot to be operated...
The capacity of source is measured in what are called BTU's . BTU is the amount of heat needed to take the temperature of pound of water and raise it one degree ..
Really, you need to pay attention to the I think it's fair statement to say that some of the more economical units may not have the attention to quality that you want to have. As I always say more often than not you get what you pay for ..
Designed to look like stove, it has patent pending 3D flame effect to add just the right amount of ambience to your room with up to five different settings for the flame brightness. The effect can also be ran without the function as well..
convenient touch pad on the front panel lets you control the heating range and five distinct LED flame effect settings and five separate settings for colors on the burning logs. unique automatic feature will scroll and change colors to enhance the visual of the unit..
Realistic flame effects that can be used with the function disabled makes this unit to add flair to any room, and the remote control lets you adjust heat settings along with turning the unit on off and setting timer that will go for up to 12 hours. digital display makes exact temperature adjustments breeze..
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