With increasing concern for the depletion of forests and the associated implications on environment, people today are looking for heating systems that use renewable energy to warm their homes. Besides, the increasing costs to maintain heating systems has led to changes in the buying behavior of the people.

Electricity is inexpensive fuel. Unlike wood and gas, electricity is easily available. Thus, electric fireplace heaters certainly save your money. Unlike traditional fireplaces, which are fixed at a place, electric fireplaces 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, 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. But it is not the case with electric fireplaces 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 fireplaces need little or no maintenance compared to traditional convector heaters that run on wood or gas. Traditional fireplaces that run on wood require periodic cleaning as ash from burning wood accumulates in the chimney. Traditional fireplaces, particularly the wood burning ones, force you to put a lot of effort, right from purchasing, transporting, storage and usage of the fuel. Electric fireplaces just need occasional cleaning off the dust.

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