I am thinking of putting a fireplace in my living room on an interior wall, just for looks and maybe a little extra heat in the winter. I dont know anyone who has either of these fireplaces so i was hoping for a little advice from someone with some experience in this area-- thanks for your help.
dons650g
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I don't agree with the previous comments.
I would suggest that you see the actual model of electric fireplace you are looking at. The downfall is that they don't look very real! Probably the most realistic is the dimplex multifire. Lennox has a nice one also that uses a dvd. Electric will give more heat, and be cheaper to operate. But make sure you see it first.
With the gel you are getting a REAL fire, which even the best electric can't compete with. The gel also crackles like a real fire. It will be more expensive to maintain. Cheaper gels do emit a slight odor. If you go with the gel I would recommend you use Sungel, it is the cleanest. You can even make it yourself, to reduce costs. They also make scented gels as well.
If you use it alot there will be some residual soot after a while, not a big deal.
If you use it on rare occasions, I would lean towards a gel, electric if you think it will get used more than twice a week.
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Gel Fuel Fireplace
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I am thinking of putting a fireplace in my living room on an interior wall, just for looks and maybe a little extra heat in the winter. I dont know anyone who has either of these fireplaces so i was hoping for a little advice from someone with some experience in this area-- thanks for your help.
wife2denizmoi
Go with electric. The Gel fuel is really nice, but the gel is very expensive, does not last that long and sometimes does not burn that well. You have cans to dispose of and if you get the gel on anything, it stains. Plus, there is an odor. I don't care what anyone says...it smells. In addition, it seems like it is burning very clean, but later you will find as much black gunk as you get from a regular fireplace on things in the room. Go with electric.
Anonymous
While gel fuel gives off some heat, the gel fuel is expensive (you should price it for yourself & how long it burns)-and see if that fits your budget. The cheapest would be a gas one.