Do Electric Fireplaces still look good after 5-10 yrs of use?

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We'd like to install electric rather than go to the hassle of a ventilated gas fireplace, but can't find consumer reports...
The 'flame' looks fine now, but will the 'current' still be good in 5-10yrs?

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The realistic looking electric fireplaces have only been out for about five years. I purchased one five years ago and it looks and works exactly the way it did back then. I have been so thrilled with my electric fireplace, that now I have one in my kitchen, in the master bedroom and in the teen girls room, as well as having a wood fireplace in the living room. I bought dimplex. You wont be disappointed with the electric fireplace, and if you change your mind later, you can always move it to another room.

I Want To Buy An Electric Fireplace?

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I live in an apartment where I do not control my heat. I live in New York State, so it gets pretty cold here. It is permissable to have a fireplace and I already know the pros and cons of having one. My question is: should I go with electric or use burning gels. Which is more realistic, economical and warmer. Can anyone recommend a particular site, store or brand? I have searhed all the sites I could think of and obviously came up with almost no information. I even tried consumer rated sites. HELP! It is getting cold real fast here!

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I work at a fireplace company in Ft. Worth Texas and I sell alot of electric fireplaces. The best one on the market is made by a company called Dimplex. The flame looks so much like a real flame that I have people that think it is real when they see it. The best thing is you can run it with or without heat. They also have wall mount stoves that are great for smaller rooms. I attached a few links below for you to see. They are based in Canada but I bet they have a place there for you to get it. Also look at their fireplaces & Mantel kits. I have installed more than 700 of them for a builder here and only had 2 product related service calls. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at pvm3@sbcglobal.net

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Is an electric fireplace safe around oxygen.?

Valerie

Would it be safe to use an electric fireplace with oxygen in house. Need the oxygen with breathing problems

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Yes, all an electric fireplace is, is a space heater. It's just a $30.00 space heater at homedepot stuck in a box with a lightbulb that they charge 500.00 for. Uses 1500 watts of electricity so it costs a mint to heat a bathroom. Purchase it for looks not heat.

My gas fireplace has electric switch to turn on. After I turn it on it turns off in 15-30 seconds.?

needinfo

Was told by firplace guy that it is a bad thermocouple, but can't get anyone to repair it. Told to buy it and install myself. Looking for instructions on how to do it. THKS

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Arrgh. I hate gas fireplaces.

Pound for pound the worst heating devices on the market. Pretty, yeah sure, but pathetic heaters.

Rant over... soory.

Your fireplace guy is wrong. You won't get any flame with a bad thermocouple (it controls the pilot). A bad thermopile will affect your burner.

A thermopile generates about 300 milivolts to operate your heater. This low voltage can be interrupted in its circuit by things 24vac won't notice. Before you go for the jugular with the thermopile, check the following:

Is your thermostat 24AC rated or milivolt rated? 24vac t-stats will work... 'till they quit working.

The 'on/off' switch and safety switches (flame roll out) are also typicllly (and stupidly) 24vac rated from the mfg. They could be performing poorly. Also every spade connection should be tight.

Advanced DYIer project at best. Why? Because:

1) No two gas fireplaces are designed the same, even those of the same manufacture. Even good instructions will be hit and miss.

2) Burner arrangements are different and disassembly/ reassembly can be a nightmare.

3) Lastly, the scumbag manufacturers sometime use specific thermopiles AND thermocouples not available off-the-shelf at the hardware store.

Time for a different and more experienced repairman.

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