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bmarigoni
Jan 25, 2009, 01:46 PM
I was at Lowe's last night and saw an electric fireplace that was in a media center for putting beneath a plasma TV mounted on the wall. It says that it is 13.5 Amp fireplace, 5,119 BTU's and that it would heat 400 Sq ft. I have two heater vents in the room, and it seems like they can never get it to a comfortable temp. This is the basement family room. I have a 1500 Watt electric pedestal ceramic heater that will get it there in about 2 hours. Just wondering if anyone has an idea about how well this electric fireplace would work.

hvac1000
Jan 25, 2009, 01:49 PM
It will work just about like your pedestal ceramic heater but it will look pretty.

dac122
Jan 27, 2009, 11:26 AM
Your current 1500W heater puts out the same BTUs, so you're just not warming up that room any quicker. If your wiring can handle it and you don't mind a bump in your electric bill, then buying a second one and running them together will get you there faster.