When I was looking to get some kind of a fake fireplace for my home I had 2 choices.
An electric fireplace and a gas fireplace.
Although I loved the look of the gas fireplace much better because of the pretty blue flame, I decided to go with the electric fireplace instead. This was because I have this thing about gas. Anything that is gas ran makes me nervous. And no matter how good it looks, a gas fireplace would make me lose sleep at night. I would always be worried about the gas fireplace leaking carbon monoxide poisoning and killing me and my family. I would also worry about it burning my house down. So to be on the safe side and just being generally careful, the electric fireplace is what I chose. There is nothing wrong with that at all. As a matter of fact I really love the electric fireplace because it is something that can be decorated at Christmas time just like a real authentic fireplace. With a gas fireplace I would not have that option because of the gas and flame that comes out of it. With the electric fireplace there is no flame and it gives off the illusion still that you have a sort of real fireplace. At a quick glance, you may even mistake the electric fireplace for the real fireplace. It was a small investment to make in order to get the electric fireplace for my family and I. But I love it so much, the kids love it and so does my wife.