As an electric fireplace doesn’t produce any smoke or byproducts, venting to the outside of your home isn’t required. This means that an electric fireplace doesn’t need any form of chimney, flue or vent to operate.

This allows for a lot more flexibility on where you can locate an electric fireplace in your home. Other types of fireplace will need to be installed where there is an existing fireplace, or where fumes can more easily be vented to the outside.

As such, electric fireplaces can be located in any room in the house, not just in a room that has an existing fireplace. Electric fireplaces can even be used in your basement!

As an electric fireplace doesn’t release any smoke or small particles, there will be less costs associated with the maintenance of a chimney. This is in contrast with other types of fireplaces where it’s recommended that chimneys are swept at least once a year, or much more often when wood or coal is being burnt.

Electric fireplaces are also an ideal compromise if you live in an area with smoke restrictions.