Electric Inserts

New Life for an Unused Fireplace

An electric insert is the simplest way to bring a dormant fireplace back to life. If your chimney's been capped, your gas line doesn't reach the hearth, or you'd just rather skip the complexity of vented appliances altogether, an electric insert gives you a convincing flame effect and optional supplemental heat from a standard household outlet. Slide it into your existing opening, plug it in, and you're done.

Modern electric inserts use LED technology and realistic log or crystal media to create an atmosphere that works in any season. Most models let you run the flame effect without heat, so you can enjoy the ambiance on a warm Charleston evening without raising the room temperature. When cooler weather arrives, the built-in heater provides supplemental warmth right where you need it. Adjustable brightness, flame color, and speed settings put full control at your fingertips.

At WilliamSmith Fireplaces, we carry electric inserts sized to fit standard masonry and factory-built fireplace openings. Our team will help you find the right dimensions and finish so the insert looks like it was made for your hearth.