The electric fireplace logs are the hearth and soul of the electric fireplace.  Days of the ugly, boxed electric heater is gone.  The electric fireplace logs of today has the realistic flames and sounds of a real fire that everyone is looking for without the cost and hassle of the wooden or gas fireplaces. With vertually no installation costs and the inexpensive operating costs, you can enjoy a electric fire almost anytime or anyplace.

The electric logs can be puchased with or with heat.  The logs can be made out of real wood such as birch or oak.  Log arrangement and design may vary slightly in the styles with real logs. The non-heating logs that are for decorative purposes only can be made out of molded plastic.  The electric dancing fire is a result of glowing light bulbs and even the use of fiber optics in some of the designs.  The sound effects are a result of a small metal strip in the back of the set of logs to make the crackle sound that all fire lovers want to hear.  The remote control is also an added convience.  Depending on the type and brand of the electric log as to what extent of features will be available.  Some of the functions may include only off or on, but may included the options to control the heat, flames and brightness of the flames.

The ease of installation is just one of the many benefits of the electric fireplaces.  The electric fireplaces do not need a chimney so the cost of a building contractor and a roofing contractoris eliminated.  A building permit is not needed either.  Just plug into the regular 120v housecurrent thereby eliminating the added cost of an electricians.  Because of the vent free electric fireplace and no cheminey of any kind is needed, the electric fireplaces does not contribute to the problem of moisture, mildrew or mold. The units are portable so they can be used in many different locations and applications.

The electric fireplace log of today has given new meaning to the word electric.  With heat or no heat, flames or no flames and even being able to adjust the brightness of the flames, remotes to control all of this from across room, what else could we want?  No wood to chop, split and haul.  No ashes to clean out and remove.  Even being able to move all of this from one room to the other with ease due to the free standing electric fireplace design and just plug in!  How about low cost?  Heat and flame runs about $.08 an hour (varies in each state).  Flame and embers only will run about $.01 an hour.