8 Best Electric Fireplaces – Reviews and Buying Guide

With a simple in-wall recessed installation, the PuraFlame Electric Fireplace is a perfect fit for a 2″ x 6″ wall. It is flush mounted and set to fit in with any style and decor easily. With just two electrical connections, plug-in or hard-wiring, it’s really simple to get a fire going.

The fire is so realistic it can warm up any type of ambiance. The Ultra High-Intensity LED lights are extremely realistic and can be brightened using four different flame settings, and two ember bed options – from crystal stones to a log set. Regardless of the weather inside or outside, the strength of the heat can also change according to personal preference.

The heat in the electric fireplace can reach throughout a 400-square-feet room easily. If you are planning to leave for the evening or happen to fall asleep near the fire, you can set the countdown timer anywhere from 30 minutes to 9 hours.

What are its best features?
• Perfect for family room, bedroom, or any room in the house
• Touch screen buttons enable a unique user experience
• Operates with or without heat
• Several different flame settings
• Has a timer to automatically control on-off settings

What could be improved?
• Only able to be flush-mounted on the wall

What stands out?
• Extremely high quality for the price at hand
• There is the optional heater, which makes it practically usable and also visually appealing
• Cleverly hidden controls on the remote control
• The insert was easy to install as well as operate

What cons did we manage to find?
• Only has three flames

The Dimplex wall-mounted electric fireplace is cost-efficient for the environment and for your home. Being 100% energy efficiency but still producing realistic flames, this electric fireplace can be operated with or without heat.

This fireplace is designed with LED inner glow logs and pulsating embers and can be easily inserted right into your existing fireplace, whether its brick- or steel-lined.

The design comes with multiple heat settings and remote control operation. Quickly installed and safe to operate, the Dimplex electric fireplace requires no piping or venting – you can simply use the existing fireplace. All you need is a nearby outlet.

Designed with an electric logs feature with patented electric-flame technology, the fire is realistic and safe. With overheat protection, the heater will turn off automatically – and can even be operated without using any heat, at all – simply for ambiance.

The Dimplex electric fireplace uses 1,370 Watts of power and can cover a 400-square-feet room.

What are its best features?
• Comes with safety-overheat protection
• Can be inserted right into old, un-used fireplace
• 100% energy efficient
• Can be used with or without heat

What could be improved?
• Needs an extension cord or a plug nearby
• Doesn't come with many colors

As a wall-mounted, in-wall recessed design, the Touchstone Sideline 36” Electric Fireplace is designed to add a cozy touch to almost any room.

With its sleek, black frame and modern design, you can easily mount it in any room in the house or office area. Since the eyelets on the back of the unit give you the mounting opportunity, you can recess it into or mount it on the wall. However, if mounted, the unit would be about 5.5″ out from the wall.

Simple enough to install and operate on your own, the design comes with five different settings, from a soft ember glow to an intense blaze.

The highly realistic-looking flame can either emit heat or not, however, when chosen to heat up the place, the temperature can affect a room that reaches up to 400 square feet.

The design also comes with fire log and glass crystals, to create the most authentic feel.

What makes it special?
• Can be operated with or without heat
• Can be mounted or recessed
• Easy to install and use
• Five fire settings

What cons did we find?
• Only 36 inches

The Southern Enterprises Tennyson Electric Fireplace with Bookcase is the ultimate electric fireplace for a classically-styled look and a traditional design.

Designed to match your decor, it can also hold your knick-knacks and books, surrounding a very warm, inviting, and realistic fire as a perfect centerpiece for your home.

You can even add a flat panel television along with various books and extra decor on 6 fixed bookshelves.

The fireplace runs on 1,500 Watts of power and is intended for smaller rooms. The emitted heat can reach 130 square feet in less than a half-hour.

You can also tailor the finish to your home decor, with four designs available. Designed with a realistic looking flame effect with burning logs, the fireplace has five levels of adjustable brightness of the logs.

The flames from the fireplace can be turned on simply for the ambiance, used with or without heat. Designed with temper glass, the fireplace will keep pets and children safe since it will never be hot.

The entire system is controlled easily with a remote control.

What makes it special?
• Classic look for a modern home
• The safe, self-regulating heater turns off when temperature is met
• It also has a child safety lock, which can be turned on via remote control
• The outside glass does not get hot, meaning no combustion
• It can support up to 85 pounds of television, books, and decor
• Flame effects were very realistic

What cons did we find?
• There are no color changes to the flames
• Rather difficult to assemble

The Valuxhome Houselux insert electric embedded fireplace can be a perfect fit, no matter what room of the house you’re in.

With 1,500 Watts of power and hot enough to heat up a 400-square-feet room, the realistic looking fireplace is made to look like brick panels but is actually metal, tempered glass, resin, and ABS.

Since the fireplace also comes with a cord 6 feet long, you can easily place the fireplace anywhere throughout the room without worrying about your power source.

The realistic look, feel, and sound from the Valuxhome Houselux fireplace has three night light color options and two heat setting options.

With a 1-year warranty, the fireplace also comes with a remote control and a user’s manual for simple installation.

If you are worried about falling asleep and leaving the flames blazing, don’t worry. This electric fireplace also comes with an automatic timer of 1 hour to 9 hours.

What makes it special?
• No gas, ethanol, propane, or gel cans required
• No special vents, chimneys needed
• Uses 100% energy saving LED technology, making it safe for your home and the environment
• Automatic off-switch when overheated
• Comes with a remote and automatic timer

What cons did we find?
• Might be too hot when it is in a smaller room
• Uses a cord, which might be an issue

The Alta Furniture Chicago Fireplace TV Stand is a great addition to the living room for a family who wants a little luxury but is on a budget. It stands at a little over four feet tall and can hold the weight of a 70 lbs. television. It also comes with all-encompassing side cabinets that can hold up to 20 lbs.

The realistic flame creates a wonderful illusion at the price of a budget pick. The multi-color flame is lit using LED-technology and produces enough light to light up the room.

As a fireplace insert, your beginning structure needs to be at least 18 inches wide. The room or area in which it’s placed should also be around 400 square feet.

The fireplace can run for 50,000 hours and is designed with a laminated espresso woodgrain finish to keep the decor sleek and warm.

What makes it special?
• Has an open shelf that holds AV components
• Two side glass cabinets keep DVDs free of dust
• Multi-color setting
• Runs for 50,000 hours

What cons did we find?
• The espressos color may not go with the decor.
• Makes a smaller room very hot.
• No remote control
• Assembly is required upon receiving
• The material is compressed wood and not real wood, which lacks authenticity

Designed with a wall mount and a table bracket, the R.W. Flame Fireplace is easy-to-install and can serve to create the mood easily – no matter what the occasion.

Working with 1,500 Watts and come with a 1-year warranty, this electric fireplace comes touch-screen compatible, located on the front panel and can heat up a 400-square-feet room with its two different heat settings.

With 12 flame LED flame bed color modes, 12-flame speed modes and automatic color and brightness filter, there’s an ambiance for every mood. You can also set the automatic timer to go off anywhere from 1 hour to 8 hours.

The R.W.Flame fireplace comes with an 8-meter operating distance remote control and three ways of installation. You can either set it on a table top, mount it on a wall or install it as in-wall recessed.

Why are we impressed?
• Operates with touch screen on front panel or with remote control
• Can be wall mounted, recessed or set on table top
• No gas, ethanol, propane, or gel cans required
• No special vents, chimneys needed
• Has auto-timer and auto-heat kill safety to avoid overheating

What negatives must you be aware of?
• When in use, the heater is hot to the touch
• You have to keep children, pets, combustible paper and fabric materials at least 3 feet away