Electric Fireplaces for Beauty and Flexibility

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The Markham is a complete ready-to-assemble electric fireplace package from Vermont Castings. Fireplaces once meant chimneys, venting, plumbing, and masonry work. Such installations were permanent and not intended for apartment dwellers. But the advent of electric fireplaces coupled with advances in cabinetry and technology have made them a smart choice for apartment dwellers, condo owners, and office types who want instant glow and ambiance without knocking holes in walls, running flue pipe, or hauling logs. Fireplace Features Electric fireplaces offer ambiance and warmth. Logs glow, simulated flames flicker, and heat is pushed into the room by an internal fan. Owners can select flame only, heat only, or heat-and-flame combinations on most models. These fireplaces can be operated from mantel-mounted controls or by remote. The amount of warmth generated varies among manufacturers and models, but customers can expect around 4,500 BTUs of heat from an average unit. "It's enough to maintain a 10x12 room at a comfortable level of heat," says Rina Ristagno, marketing manager for Vermont Castings. Electric fireplaces are not intended to replace a heat source. They are built to provide comfort and beauty. "It's the aesthetics and the cabinet that sell people," Ristagno says. "It's a piece of furniture. It's a place where people put their treasured belongings." These are beautiful pieces of furniture that complete a room and provide a focal design element. Fast, Safe, and Easy Fireplace manufacturers are marketing electric fireplaces as aesthetic pieces that can be installed anywhere there's a plug and a wall. Unlike traditional fireplaces, electric fireplaces belong to the owner not the house. They provide flexibility to renters, condo owners, builders, even business owners who want a plug-in fireplace that can go anywhere. There are no installation costs for the mantel and firebox or stand-alone woodstove-style fireplaces. There are no additional wiring requirements and no clearances or approvals.

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