An electric fireplace is a type of fireplace that produces heat from electricity.

The main difference between an electric fireplace and an infrared fireplace is that conventional electric fireplaces use fan forced heating elements for heating while infrared electric fireplaces use infrared technology for heating.

An infrared fireplace is still an electric fireplace, but an electric fireplace may also use a fan forced heater rather than an infrared heater.

It can be common to see electric fireplaces producing heat through the use of a conventional fan system forcing air over a heating element to provide heat to a room.

It’s a simple concept used by many space heaters and is a cheap and effective way to heat a small room.

The main components of a fan forced heater found in an electric fireplace include:

  • A blower fan
  • A heating element

As an example, our electric fireplace stove uses this conventional fan forced heating system.