Electric Fireplace vs. Space Heater in Elgin, IL
Space heaters have been around for a long time, helping people out when the power goes out or serving as a temporary heat source in a room with an unpleasant draft. Their role has always been as a supplemental heating solution ― that is, to provide a short-term source of heat to a small space when you’re in a pinch or in need of heat while you’re using the room. Portable, floor-level space heaters can pose a serious safety hazard around children and pets, as they can easily tip over and cause a fire in your home.
Today, technological and design advancements around electric fireplaces offer homeowners or renters lots of options as well as welcome benefits ― functionally, economically, and aesthetically.
At Majestic Distributing Co-The House of Fireplaces, we offer a broad range of electric fireplace solutions from
top manufacturers in the industry. Hang one on the wall, install a unit as a floating wall insert, start it remotely, or turn your wood-burning fireplace into an electric fireplace ― and keep the masonry, mantel, and hearth.
If you are curious about or interested in an electric fireplace, visit our large showroom in Elgin, IL, and browse our selection or speak with one of our knowledgeable associates about options that are available to you. You can also search our manufacturers’
online catalogs and contact us at
(847) 741-5903 with questions or to receive a quote or place an order. Reach out to us online to
request a call back if you have any questions.
A full-service, one-stop fireplace shop, we also offer professional installation, maintenance, and repair services, too.
Benefits of Electric Fireplaces
Improved Home Atmosphere
Do you love the ambience created by the sound of a crackling fire and the glow of flickering amber flames? Many of today’s electric fireplaces feature audio systems to recreate the sounds you love, as well as holographic displays to produce a realistic-looking flame that you can adjust or customize to your preferences.
An electric fireplace can also add warmth to a room ― you can even reach your desired room temperature in a short amount of time. Don’t want the heat but love the flames? Switch the heating element off and just enjoy the flickering flames.
With a space heater, you don’t get the visual or ambient fireplace-simulating experience.
Convenience
Portability is the primary convenience factor when it comes to a space heater. With an electric fireplace, you can choose from a variety of options to suit your space. Perhaps the key convenience factors are: 1) you don’t have a chimney with an electric fireplace and 2) you don’t have to clean away ashes or other debris like you would with a wood-burning option.
Simply turn off the electric fireplace by flipping a switch, pushing a remote control button, or pulling the plug. Cleaning is easy, too; typically, you need only clean the exterior glass and dust the interior elements, like the decorative glass mosaic rocks you may have added.
Cleaning an electric space heater can be a bit tricky, depending on how the unit is designed. You will likely have to open it ― perhaps loosen a few screws ― to dust components.
With either option, avoid cleaning while the unit is turned on or is plugged into an electrical outlet.
Increased Safety
The potential for danger does exist with a space heater causing a fire inside the home, garage, or other space as a result of it tipping or falling over, shorting out, or getting too close to a flammable material.
With an electric fireplace, the exterior glass wall or door of a unit may get warm to the touch but not overheat. Since it is not a real fire ― and there is no smoke, or a chimney ― you don’t have to worry about stray sparks or smoldering embers flying or reigniting and causing a fire to start or spread throughout the room.
More Heat & Control
An electric fireplace is designed to be energy efficient, as all of the energy the unit produces is converted into heat and then distributed out into the room to generate warmth. There is no heat loss as there would be with a wood-burning fireplace, because there is no chimney.
An electric fireplace typically uses the same amount of electricity as a space heater ― from the same 120V outlet.
Electric Fireplace Ideas
Browse our gallery of recently completed electric fireplace projects or search through the online catalogs of the leading manufacturers we represent for great ideas for your home. If you have questions or would like to get a quote or place an order, give us a call at (847) 741-5903 or submit our online form to request a call back.
Visit Us Today Near Elgin, IL
Everything fireplaces can be found under one roof at Majestic Distributing Co-The House of Fireplaces. Visit our impressive showroom in Elgin, IL, to view our many offerings on display. View our hours of operation and directions to plan your visit.
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