Wall-mounted electric fireplace in the interior: how to choose one for an apartment

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Not so long ago, only summer residents or owners of a private house could dream of a fireplace. Fire safety rules must be observed, open flames are prohibited in apartments, and many other rules made owners of small apartments envy the home comfort of their dacha. Now everything has changed. A wall-mounted electric fireplace can become an integral part of the interior of any city apartment.

What is an “electric fireplace” anyway?

Outwardly, such a device may not differ at all from the usual open fire - the realism of smoldering wood and the sounds of cracking wood add a few ticks to the electric fireplace’s treasury. It doesn't look like an ordinary picture on the wall: halogen lamps, fan-fed fabric and three-dimensional mirrors create the feeling of being near a country wood fire.

Features of a wall-mounted electric fireplace

The flat wall-mounted fireplace is compact and easy to use. For wall-mounted models, there is no need to pre-prepare the area for installation, and such devices are not power-hungry. What is important here is which option you choose for yourself: an exclusively decorative model or one with a heating function. The second option will certainly consume more electricity, but the heating function will also pay off.

Of course, a wall-mounted fireplace will not provide 100% realism of being near a real wood-burning fireplace.However, simulation technologies have advanced to such an extent that sometimes you will even think that the wall in your apartment is on fire. Come to your senses in time so as not to call the fire department again!

As mentioned above, there are several types of wall-mounted electric fireplaces for apartments:

• only as decoration (picture against the wall);
• with an additional heat radiation function.

A decorative fireplace can be installed not only at home: in an office, a pleasant fire will relax workers while steaming, and in a cafe it will create an additional effect of warmth and comfort.

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What is worth a closer look

Before purchasing, it is important to think about what functions you want from a new interior element. If it’s just aesthetic pleasure, there are many options for fire: a static picture, a slide show or three-dimensional graphics.

In heaters, take a closer look at the power of the fireplace - it varies up to 2 kilowatts. This is quite enough to heat a room of about 20 square meters. Pay attention to models with a control panel and a temperature sensor - you yourself set the parameters that you consider necessary.

How to install such a “miracle” in your home

Wall-mounted electric fireplaces can either be built into the wall or mounted on mounting strips. To prevent the device from falling, it is worth checking the safety and strength of the installation line several times.

The most popular are “wall-mounted” electric fireplaces, mounted on a mounting plate. It comes with the device or can be purchased additionally in the store. For a brick or concrete wall, it is enough to place the fireplace on several dowels, but for a plasterboard frame it is worth being smart and coming up with a stronger installation.Several bars on self-tapping screws are quite suitable, because several tens of kilograms will not hang for a long time on one bar.

Also, a wall-mounted fireplace in the interior can look like a continuation of the wall if it is “built” into a plasterboard frame. To do this, you need to fix a plasterboard frame on the wall, into which you then need to “seat” the future fireplace.

Attention: do not place the device near other household appliances (TVs, landline phones, etc.), because the heat generated can be dangerous for them!