Ethanol Fireplaces

Do you want the convenience of a real fire without the inconvenience of smoke, smell or, having to carry wood, it sounds like a dream come true. An ethanol fireplace can give you what you want. You will love to come home after work and warm up your apartment or house, in a few minutes, you can chase the cold away with a glowing fire without having to work for it. In a few minutes the room can be a good 15 to 20ºF higher, and without wasting any electricity.

It is known as a gel fuel ethanol fireplace, it can be small or big whatever works best for you. If you have little space, you can buy a small floor or table model one and put it away in the summer when you don't need it. Sometimes in the fall you can put it on the balcony or patio, and enjoy the outdoors a few days longer, with a good fire. If you buy a floor model. when you receive it, you will be able to use as soon as you opene the box. No installation, no flue required. Read the instruction to be safe, Filled the fuel container and light your fire.

Ethanol is great because it comes in small bottles and you can store them easily. It burns clean without any odors, except when you turn it off, then it smells like you just blew out a couple of candles. It does not last.

Ethanol is a totally renewable energy as it made from plants like corn or sugar beets, sometimes wheat is used. When we refer to it as bio ethanol it does not mean that the plants were grown organically it simply means that the fuel is from organic sources.

Another advantage of ethanol heat is that is quick. You can raise the temperature on a room very quickly by 15ºF without touching your thermostat. This is a good way to save on energy costs for warming up a room when you come back from work and the heat has been kept low during the day.

Not perfect but almost! Some disadvantages of a gel fuel fireplace are:
Even if you enjoy it all the time and would like to use it cannot stay on all the time. It is not a primary form of heating and it should only be used for a few hours at a time. Okay the cost of fuel is not cheap, but you save on electricity and you do your part to prevent pollution. You can buy fuel online at Amazon and they ship it to you, it's pretty convenient.

You do need some ventilation in the room where you place it. It would not be a good idea to use such a fireplace in a small room without any kind of air circulation.

While all the design I have shown so far were pretty trendy designs, if your home decor is more traditional you don't have to be following design trends, you can find any style that will fit your needs. If you already have a traditional fireplace it is easy to convert it to ethanol use, simply buy an insert.

Read more about these beautiful ethanol fireplaces, find out about a small portable fireplace that can go anywhere or a larger one that you can hang on wall. They work the same way and if you move you will be able to take it with you.