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Are Electric Fires Products of the Past?
Thu 05 Mar 2009 - 12:46
Are Electric Fires Products of the Past?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Keith_Barrett]Keith Barrett
Some products seem to have hints of past times about them. No doubt you have recalled items and wondered whether they are still being manufactured and who would buy them. In this article we take a look at electric fires, considering why it seems that they are coming back into fashion. When I think of an electric fire I tend to think of an old appliance sat in the corner, warming a room with a slightly unusual heat. They are mainly associated as being used in properties where there was no central heating system in place.
With most new properties having been constructed to include central heating systems, it seems sensible to imagine that less and less people would be using electric fires. Yet this seems to be the complete opposite of what many heating experts are saying.
Speaking to one retailer recently, I was struck by his comments about electric fires. He noted that sales were up by almost 60% over the course of the past two years. I wondered aloud whether this was because home owners were concerned about the rising cost of gas.
On the contrary. He suggested that the main reason was that many people like the look of modern electric fires. They weren't simply being used to heat properties - they were now being used to provide a sense of style. Indeed, he suggested that many families now even look upon them as being status symbols.
This is quite a transformation for the humble old electric fire. Taking a look around his showroom, I soon saw why it was that they were being seen in a new light. It became clear that manufacturers had been working on new designs and on improving the way in which these appliances work. The flame effects, for example, were a big improvement on those that I remembered. It was also noticeable how many fires seemed to be supplied as part of a larger appliance. They were often integrated into a fireplace surround to create a product that is known in the business as an electric fire suite.
These suites enable people living in new properties, or those without a chimney, to create the effect of a fireplace. It was a very convincing effect too. Far from slowly disappearing, it seems that electric fires have been growing in popularity. Was I tempted to buy a new electric fire while I was in the showroom? Briefly perhaps, but I soon spotted that they were much cheaper online!
More on fireplaces and [http://www.electricsuites.co.uk]electric fire suites is available online, as discussed by Keith Barrett. This article may be used by any website publisher, though this resource box must always be included in full.
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