Simple Easy Electric Fireplace 

Thank you Linda!

Thank you. Good luck.

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Thank you so much….

I had an open spot in the panel so extended a new 15a circuit to it. It’s on a dedicated circuit.

There's three vents in the front of it, right at the top of the insert. It draws air in through the outside two and blows it out the center. The 12" clearance is a vertical clearance that I think is there to prevent hot air from combusting things above the fireplace. The instructions specifically specified a minimum 12" from the top of the insert to the mantle. But it also noted pictures and other items hung above the fireplace, too.

@@RobertAdairWorkshop thanks for explaining. I thought the top of the unit had the intake and the front 3 sections is where the heat comes out I have a very similar unit and was concerned about covering the intake.

Its a heater too! Two settings. 750W and 1500W, I think. Really nice.

Does it get too hot to cause a fire on the back (stupid question, probably) of the fire place?

@@christiantorres2423 It is well insulated. it doesn't get hot enough on the back that I can't keep my hand on it. I haven't been worried about heat.

I think you're right. I tried to trim it out so you couldn't see the knobs of the 2x6's. I wish I'd done a bit better job with it, though. You can see waviness in the plywood where I was to agressive with the sander.

I don't remember. Check Amazon.