That cannot be done with a wood burning unit.
Do electric fireplaces give out heat.
Electric fireplaces give off 400 500 btu s.
The heating element of the fireplace can be turned on or off at the switch of a button while usually being able to keep the flame part of the fireplace going.
Therefore if you want to run the unit in the summertime without additional heat you can still enjoy the fire.
Ventless electric fireplaces unlike their gas powered counterparts will not emit any combustion gases back into the room in which they re located but they also emit a low level of heat.
There are no elements that can be burned.
Fans blow hot air from out of the electric fireplace to provide heat to the room.
It s not a central heating system and as such it doesn t come with the same cost associated with a normal heating bill.
They re intended to be used as zone heaters and can be used to heat living rooms kitchens and bedrooms.
The glass on electric fireplaces will never get hot to the touch.
The electric fireplace units can be temperature controlled as well.
Electric fireplaces are 100 efficient all of the heat they produce stays in the room because there is no vent to the outside.
So yes nearly all of the electric fireplaces on sale on the market today can provide a heating functionality but how do.
Electric fireplace cost saving factors.
Dimplex just released a new model called the multi fire xd.
They are portable enough to take into any room.
A wood or gas burning fireplace can heat only one room.
These fireplaces do not rely on combustion when creating heat inside an electric fireplace unit.
You can enjoy a flickering fire for only pennies per hour.
By comparison a gas fireplace loses 20 30 of the heat it produces out the vent or chimney.
The advantage that electric fireplaces have vs gas or wood burning is that many models provide the option to turn on the flickering flame with or without the heat.