Traditional fireplace heaters were considered as good heating sources until easy to install and operate electric fireplace heaters came into market. Electric fireplace heaters offer many benefits, the major one being saving costs on operation and maintenance.

Electricity is inexpensive fuel compared to wood and gas. Unlike wood and gas, electricity is easily available. Thus, electric fireplace heaters certainly save your money.

Unlike traditional fireplace heaters, which are fixed at a place, electric fireplace heaters can be moved to any part of the house. You can use them in any room just by plugging them in the standard electrical outlet. With electric fireplace heater, you need not come and sit where the fireplace is installed, instead you can move it wherever necessary, be it a kitchen or a bedroom.

It is very difficult to control the temperature in the room with a traditional fireplace heater. But it is not the case with electric fireplace heaters as they generally have inbuilt thermostats. The system automatically gets switched off once the temperature reaches the desired level and thus it prevents the consumption of additional energy.

Electric fireplace heaters need little or no maintenance compared to traditional fireplace heaters that run on wood or gas. Traditional convector heaters that run on wood require periodic cleaning as ash from burning wood accumulates in the chimney. Traditional fireplace heaters, particularly the wood burning ones, force you to put a lot of effort, right from purchasing, transporting, storage and usage of the fuel. Electric fireplace heaters, on the other hand, just need occasional cleaning off the dust.

Compared to traditional fireplace heaters, the installation cost of electric fireplace heaters is significantly less. This is because the platform or the structure to mount the wood burning fireplace heater requires masonry. It virtually requires changing the design of the place in the home where the fireplace heater is to be installed. On the contrary, electric fireplace heaters are easy to install. No need of any professional to install them. This obviously will save lot of installation costs. Electric infrared heaters are suitable for dwelling units in the form of apartments, where renovation of space or putting chimneys is difficult.

To conclude, electric fireplace heaters are more efficient than those that run either by gas or wood. They are easy to install and more environmental friendly. Compared to traditional fireplace heaters, they are more economical.