Replace Wood Burning Stove With Electric Fireplace

While cozying up to a warm crackling fireplace sounds like a great way to heat up and save energy it is actually one of the least efficient ways to heat your home causing many people to convert their traditional fireplaces to electric fireplaces fireplaces are inefficient because they remove the warm air from inside the house and send it out through the chimney.

Replace wood burning stove with electric fireplace.

This wood burning stove features a large pedestal base with integrated ash pan and a large arched glass door with brushed nickel door handle. Professional installation and finishing adds 800 to 2 800 or about 2 100 on average bringing your overall cost to install a fireplace at 1 900 to 5 600. Extra maintenance both in terms of cleaning the chimney and finding a heating source is another great disadvantage wood burning fireplaces present. No gas lines have to be hooked up no venting issues will need to be addressed and you won t need any masonry work.

For the most part fireboxes are cubic chambers that house the wood or other solid fuel source and the flames of the fire. It is a metal box that contains the heat and radiates it through the room and there are a number of different styles you can choose from. Many fireboxes are made with masonry even in fireplaces with wooden facades because stone and brick withstand high amounts of heat. The new solution is more environmentally friendly and requires no extra construction.

All you need is an electric fireplace insert which is a stove that fits into the fire box of your old wood burning fireplace. The aw3200e p model replaces the previous vogelzang tr007 wood burning stove. Fireplace front fireplace front used for a fireplace insert also called a face or faceplate in this case overlays all but the viewing area of the fireplace insert. Electric log set inserts go right into the existing firebox and are easy to get up and running.

It has never been easier to convert to a more cost effective fireplace. A new gas wood burning electric or masonry fireplace firebox unit costs between 1 100 and 2 800 or about 1 800 on average. An electric unit can easily replace a wood burning one. Electric fireplace units are portable and can be moved from room to room.

All that is needed is to clean up the existing fireplace select an electric insert and plug in the unit. The aw3200e p wood stove meets the stringent requirements of the epa step 2 in. Unlike prefabricated or masonry fireplaces fireplace inserts typically come with a surround as a standard addition to the insert front because it serves both functional and.