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People tend to avoid electric fires because they think they'll be expensive to run, but modern ones are (even more) efficient and electric heating is the way things are going
I'm not sure it is, not directly anyway. An electric heater is 99.something% efficient but a heat pump is 300-400% efficient. Seems a better way to go if you want heating. It's of course different if you want a thing to look at.
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Thanks for that. I'd hoped things had moved on in terms of efficiency as well as looks. Some of them look a bit tacky, and I guess incongruous with a Victorian terrace, but no more so than a wood burner. We have an electric fireplace already which I've never actually bothered to try turning on, so hopefully the electricity feed is already there.
But yeah, to clarify it would be more as a focal point for the interior, rather than a main source of heat. I'm sure I wouldn't actually use a wood burner enough to make the installation and maintenance worthwhile so this seems like a good option. I'm sure it will look crap in 20 years time, but it probably won't be my problem and log burners will likely be banned where I live by then.
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Seriously, modern electric fires are very efficient, they do kick out plenty of heat and they don't need a flue/chimney (which is good, because a gas fire loses up to half of its heat via the flue).
Modern ones do often look like a flat screen TV and you can have them flush mounted to the wall. They normally plug in with a standard plug, so you might want to have a new recessed socket put in to hide any wires or have it wired in permanently by a spark.
People tend to avoid electric fires because they think they'll be expensive to run, but modern ones are (even more) efficient and electric heating is the way things are going because of climate change (gas heating won't be allowed in new builds in five years time) so we're all going to have to get used to paying for more electric. In a way you'll be future proofing yourself.
So if the look works for you, no reason not to. Have a look at Dimplex, Celsi or Flamerite.
The ironically named Gazco look really nice too if you're feeling spendy. Don't know if the brand is well rated though.