An electric fireplace insert is not only environmentally friendly, it is economical as well. Consider the costs and challenges of operating a wood fireplace. Wood prices vary depending upon supply and demand. A cord of wood may cost as much as $300.00. Storing and moving wood is a challenge when you consider the space required, the mess and the effort. Maintaining a safe chimney can also be costly because they require regular cleaning and inspection by professional chimney sweeps.

Gas convector heaters, on the other hand, are more convenient than their wood counterparts and have been preferred by environmentally conscious individuals as well. They do, however, require seasonal pilot lighting and venting maintenance to insure they are safe to use. Gas fireplaces operate at a cost of 17-24 cents per hour depending upon local gas rates. However, an electric fireplace insert provides realistic looking flame technology for about 3 cents per hour without heat and between 8 and 12 cents per hour with the heat turned on.

An electric firebox is 100 percent energy efficient, does not burn fossil fuels, and does not require venting. Because of these features, an electric infrared heater insert doesn’t produce deadly carbon dioxide or use gas that might leak. These units are cost effective and many of the newer models come with air purifier systems. Added to these benefits is the aesthetically pleasing quality that an electric fireplace brings into your home. It provides happily dancing flames with realistic looking logs and a compelling bed of glowing embers that offers the visual excitement of realistic looking flames along with the soothing quality associated with radiant cinders.

Furthermore, people are able to enjoy a fire without the side effects of a gas or wood burning electric fireplace heater. There isn’t any indoor or outdoor pollution, which means that asthma sufferers and people with allergies can benefit from having one, and each unit can be used with the heating element turned on or off which means an electric fireplace insert can be utilized all year long.