Is an electric fireplace more efficient than a baseboard heater?

• Baseboard heaters are scattered throughout the house on exterior walls and radiate heat in. I suspect they will be more efficient. by GTB

• it totally depends on the question of 120 or 240 volt as 240 volt units are balanced and 120v units are unbalanced loads the chance is the wall mounted 240v baseboard will be more efficient either way electric heat is never more efficient than 1-1 meaning you get $1 heat for $1 of cost any fossil fuel of heat pump will give you better return on investment by Mark C

• accept not other answer other than no. Electric fireplaces are ornamental only by DogDog_Dad

• If your baseboard heaters are also electric then they will both have the exact same efficiency. The only way you can save with an electric fireplace is if you use it to heat the room you are occupying and then turn down the heat in the rest of the house. Electric heat is generally the most inefficient heat you can use no mater what form. And by the laws of thermodynamics even the fan, lights and sound of the fireplace will eventually be converted back into heat. P.S. What the other poster said about 120 vs 240 is incorrect watts are watts. I don't want to get into a discussion about this because it is way off subject, but a balanced load is only more efficient with certain types of (large) electric motors. by J M