Many homeowners dream of having a comfortable living space with the beauty of a fireplace. Although many homes do not have a wood-burning or gas insert fireplace.
Some homeowners are turning to electric fireplaces to give them that cozy ambiance in their homes.
The technology of electric fireplaces has come a long way over the years giving you the look and feel of a real fireplace. Along with the added benefit of generating real heat for your living space.
We recently purchased a Walker Edison Electric fireplace television stand for our living room.
Our television is located in a corner of our living room so we purchased a corner unit. There are so many options to choose from for electric fireplaces so, I'm sure there is one to fit your home's decor.
The Features of our Electric Fireplace:
- First, it fits perfectly in the corner of our living room
- Two tempered glass doors
- Storage on both sides
- Each side has two adjustable shelves
- Fireplace insert with blower for heat
- Will heat a 400 square foot area
- The top is large enough for a 55-inch Television
- The fireplace display can be operated without the heat on
- Available in 10 different colors
- Plug-in fireplace; no electrician required (Caution here: see below)
The unit was well packaged with easy-to-follow instructions and was not difficult to assemble. Although I do recommend having a second person to help with the assembly. My grandson Bobby helped me with the assembly and we had the unit assembled in about 3 hours.
Over time an electric fireplace may help you save on your heating bill. By heating the room you are in you could lower your home's thermostat. On the other hand, the average cost of using the heater on an electric fireplace is about .15 cents per hour.
The outlets in our living room are all wired to a 15 amp breaker. The heater unit draws 1400 watts so, with the other draw of the television and lights the heater tripped the breaker. I did have to call an electrician to wire one outlet in our living room to be on its own 20 amp breaker just for the heater unit. This was not a huge problem and it's much safer to be on its own breaker.
Although, our daughter and son have the same 1400 watt fireplace insert and did not need an electrician.
We are very pleased with our electric fireplace television stand. On a cold winter night, it adds the perfect ambiance to our living room along with some additional heat to keep us warm.
This is the Walker Edison unit that we purchased. You can shop for many options and styles.
Walker Edison Alcott Classic Glass Door Fireplace Corner TV Stand for TVs up to 55 Inches, 48 Inch, EspressoCheck the Price
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