FireplaceIQ Team FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The best electric fireplace TV stand for most rooms is a Walker Edison farmhouse console: solid build for the price, a 23 inch insert that does … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The best fireplace for an apartment is electric, and the best electric for renters is one you never attach to the building: a freestanding infrared stove … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The electric fireplace that best heats a real room is an infrared model, and the Duraflame infrared quartz stove is the pick: about $250 in July … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The best electric fireplace under $500 is the PuraFlame Western insert at about $390: no unit below the cap beats its flame, and flame quality is … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The best 50 inch wall mount electric fireplace for most living rooms is the Touchstone Sideline Elite 50: the strongest flame in the mainstream price band, … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The best 36 inch electric fireplace for most walls is the Touchstone Sideline 36: recessed or wall-mounted, a flame that holds up at eye level, and … Read more
FireplaceIQ is reader supported. If you buy through a link on this page we may earn a commission. It never changes what you pay. Details in our affiliate disclosure. The best electric fireplace insert for most existing fireplaces is the PuraFlame Western: the most convincing flame under $400, a resistance heater that genuinely warms a … Read more
On flame-only mode, yes, you can leave an electric fireplace on overnight: it is LED lights and a small motor, drawing about as much power as a night light and making no meaningful heat. With the heater running, the honest answer is “it is engineered to handle it, and the manual still says don’t.” Modern … Read more
Used exactly as the manual says, in a large enough room, for a few hours at a time, a modern ventless fireplace is safe for most healthy adults: the oxygen depletion sensor that shuts it off works, and documented CO deaths from properly installed modern units are rare. That is the honest yes. The honest … Read more
The signs a chimney needs repair are mostly water signs: white staining on the brick, flaking brick faces, crumbling mortar joints, rust streaks below the cap, a damp smell from the firebox, and any ceiling stain near the chimney. Add two from inside, flue tile shards in the firebox and a damper that grinds or … Read more