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Electric fireplace or true fire how to choose?

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I. Installation


True Fire Fireplace: To install chimneys in flues, construction is a bit troublesome. Construction teams are required to be more professional, suitable for installation of single villas or self-built houses.

Electric fireplace: There is no need to install flue chimney. It is more simple and convenient to install. It can also be installed in ordinary residential areas.

2. Expenses

True fire fireplace: installation is troublesome, difficult and expensive; heating materials are mostly wood, heating costs are low.

Electric fireplace: Easy to install, much cheaper than real fireplace; Heating costs electricity, want to achieve in the same area of indoor.

With the same heating effect, the heating cost is generally much higher than that of a real fireplace.

3. Heating effect

True fire fireplace: fast heating, good heating effect, and the heat radiation generated by natural fire, for arthritis, rheumatism and so on have a good effect, is conducive to human health.

Electric fireplace: slow heating, heating effect is relatively poor, far less than the real fireplace heating effect.

4. Decoration effect

True fire fireplace: more natural, has a retro charm, flame gives people visual impact, decorative effect is better, suitable for the decoration of American, European and retro style.

Electric fireplace: It can simulate the jump of fire, which is less flexible than real fire, but the decoration effect is still acceptable. It is suitable for modern family decoration.

5. Practicality of Life

True Fire Fireplace: It is not afraid of power failure and can be used at any time, but it is inconvenient to add wood manually. In winter, clothes can also be hung in a room with a fireplace to dry, and potato or even meat can be roasted in the fireplace, which is practical.

Electric fireplace: It can't run without power cut, but it doesn't need artificial heating, so it's more convenient for daily use. Flames are virtual with electronic flame, which is not practical, but clean, simple and convenient, and the practicability of life is relatively poor.

After looking at the differences above, the real fireplace is better than the electric fireplace in terms of cost, heating effect, decoration effect and life practicability, but the installation is a difficult problem. First, the flue is not easy to walk. Next, the neighborhood property may not agree with you to install the chimney to exhaust smoke. Therefore, it is more appropriate to install the electric fireplace in the ordinary residential area. Friends who like the real fireplace can. Efforts to make money to buy a single villa, and then install a real fire fireplace. Fortunately, the teacher reminded me that my family almost installed the wrong thing.


                                                                                                                Edite by lynne

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