Which is cheaper to run, a gas fireplace or an electric fireplace?
In Mars Hill, it depends which Mars Hill: near the university, easy-use electric runs cheapest for ambiance; out in the Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys on propane and wood, gas makes real heat for far less than an electric coil. For warmth anywhere here, gas beats resistance.
Two markets, one answer on heat
Academic-year demand near Mars Hill University leans toward simple, easy-use gas fireplaces and cheap-to-run electrics for looks. Out in the rural Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek valleys, homes run propane or wood. Wherever you are, a 1,500-watt electric heater is the priciest BTU and dead in an outage, while a sealed propane unit like the Kozy Heat Springfield 36 or a wood stove keeps a cold hollow warm. Propane is licensed work — we pull the Madison County permit and pressure-test.
A cold spot needs real output
Mars Hill is one of the colder places we serve, and that matters to this comparison: an electric fireplace's roughly 5,000 supplemental BTU simply won't carry a room on a hard night. Propane burns hotter per unit and delivers several times that heat — a licensed contractor sets the orifices and pressure so it burns clean, not sooty. We're 30 minutes north of our Emma Rd showroom. Call (828) 545-0525 and tell us which Mars Hill you're heating.
Fireplace help in Mars Hill
We install and service fireplaces throughout Mars Hill and the rest of Madison County — just 30 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.
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