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Compare Wall Mounted Linear Electric Fireplaces: Touchstone Onyx vs. PuraFlame Serena

Touchstone Onyx Wall Mounted FireplaceTouchstone Onyx Fireplace
(Photo Credit: Touchstone)
If you find the look of your living room kind of boring, you might want to consider a wall mounted linear electric fireplace that can quickly brighten up the place. These fireplaces are designed to be either recessed into the wall or to be directly mounted on the wall like a TV.

These fireplaces are available in various styles and types. They can be used for decoration to upgrade the look of an unused wood-fireplace recess, or to simply brighten up a dull looking room. Note that nowadays, you can get beautiful linear electric fireplaces that not only generate realistic looking LED flames, but that can also add supplemental heating to the room with minimal cost in electricity bills. In warmer days, when heating is not needed, they can simply be used to display the flames without activating the heat generation and still enjoy the attractive ambiance created. Most of these electric fireplaces come with a remote-control device that can be used to control all the features offered by the unit.

This article will compare the features of two of the most popular wall mounted linear electric fireplaces, the Touchstone Onyx and the ​​​PuraFlame Serena which have received excellent reviews from Amazon customers who have installed them in their homes.  They are designed to be mounted on the wall like a TV and can not be recessed into the wall. They have quite slim frames that provide you with a large fireplace viewing area, they create authentic-looking LED flames that emulate a real fire, they come with a remote-control device that can be used to control all operations offered by the unit, and they can simply be plugged.

Please note that if you are looking for an electric fireplace that can be recessed mounted into the wall, rather than on the wall, please click the following article that compares two electric fireplace that can be surface mounted: Popular Recessed Mounted Electric Fireplaces Comparison


If you are in a hurry, and you would like to see right away price information on the above listed wall mounted fireplaces, please click below:

Linear Electric Wall Mounted Fireplaces on Amazon


​Comparing the Selected Linear Electric Wall Mounted Fireplaces

The following pictures show the selected Touchstone Onyx and PuraFlmae Serena fireplaces to be compared:
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​​The following table compares the various features that come with these fireplaces.   
​Please read the explanations to the table notes that follow for a better understanding of the features.
Table Notes 1 - 8 Explained:

Note 1:
As mentioned above, both fireplaces considered here can be mounted like a TV set on the surface of the wall. They can not be recessed into the wall.
If you need a linear electric fireplace that can be recessed into the wall, please click: Comparing Touchstone Sideline and PuraFlame Alice.

Note 2:
Both fireplaces considered here come with a remote-control device that allows invocation of all controls that can be invoked from the control panel on the units and more.

​Note 3:
The following information is valid for both Touchstone Onyx and PuraFlame Serena fireplaces:.
  • They both come with 2 heat settings (2 modes: High and Low heat). They can also be used without heat selections to just display the flames and create a nice ambiance (3rd mode).
  • At the High setting all sizes of these fireplaces of both brands generate more than 5000 BTUs.

Note 4:
The Low setting in both these fireplaces corresponds to 750 Watts and the High setting corresponds to 1500 Watts. 
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Note 5:
Both the Touchstone Onyx and the PuraFlame Serena fireplaces can quickly add heat to a room up to 400 sq. ft. 
Note that the heaters in these fireplaces are great for supplemental heat for rooms up to 400 square feet, but are not intended to be main sources of heating. 

Note 6:
  • Touchstone Onyx has no thermostat and no temperature selection. But it does have the high heat, low heat and no-heat options
  • PuraFlame Serena is equipped with a thermostat that can be used to control the room temperature to suit the user's preference (60-84°F).
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Note 7:
  • Touchstone Onyx fireplaces have 5 flame brightness control settings.
  • ​PuraFlame Serena fireplaces have 4 flame brightness control settings.

​Note 8:
With Touchstone Onyx, for a contemporary feel, you can install the glass crystals into these fireplaces. For a more traditional look, install the faux log set which look like almost real wood. 
PuraFlame Serena comes with only faux log set.

For exact price information on the Touchstone Onyx and the PuraFlame Serena fireplaces considered here, please refer to the Amazon products section below.  
PuraFlame Serena Electrical Wall Mounted Fireplace
PuraFlame Serena Fireplace (Photo Credits: PuraFlame)


​So which of these two electric fireplaces is best for you?

​The linear electric fireplaces considered here are excellent products as shown by the good reviews and excellent average rating each had received from Amazon customers at the time this article was written. Indeed, they had each received an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5 stars)! Therefore, there is a good chance that you would be quite happy with any of these fireplaces. As shown by the comparison table above, these two fireplaces come with similar features except for minor differences:
  • PuraFlame Serena is equipped with a thermostat that allows you to set a desired temperature. Touchstone Onyx has no thermostat, but it does have the high heat, low heat and no-heat options. Also, PuraFlame Serena has touch screen buttons, while Touchstone Onyx comes with hard buttons. Finally, PuraFlame Serena gives you longer timer periods (up to 9 hours).
  • Touchstone Onyx comes with both faux logs and crystals for the ember, while PuraFlame Serena comes only with faux logs.
    Touchstone Onyx comes in two colors (black and white), while PuraFlame Serena comes only in black. Finally, Touchstone Onyx gives you slightly more flame brightness control options.​

Selected​  Linear Electric Fireplaces on Amazon

Please click the Amazon US link image below for the fireplace of your choice to see exact price information or to purchase.
​Please Note: For non-US customers, when you click the links below, you will be provided with the Amazon links for your country (such as Canada or UK), if the product is available in your country.
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Touchstone Onyx
50-inch Fireplace

PuraFlame Serena
50-inch Fireplace

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