Electric fireplaces don’t have a real fire and so the flames in an electric fireplace needs to be produced artificially.

A real fire can be hard to imitate with a high level of realism, but the technology for flame effects in electric fireplace has developed over recent years and many modern electric fireplaces can offer very realistic fire experiences.

Some electric fireplaces will look more realistic than others. Many will use simpler ways to produce the flame effects while others will go all out in producing the best looking fire possible.

How real an electric fireplace look can be influenced by:

• The quality of the materials used throughout the electric fireplace.
• The technology used to create the flame effects.
• Others features to make the fires more realistic, such as smoke or fire noises.
• The color, brightness and effects of the flames.