PuraFlameWestern Electric Fireplace Insert with Fire Crackling Sound, Remote Control, 750/1500W, Black, 33 1/16 Inches Wide, 25 9/16 Inches High

Ordering an electric fireplace online sight unseen was pretty risky.... ordering TWO of them seemed even more crazy. We wanted these in place, along with some new furniture, before Thanksgiving, so we bit the bullet and ordered them.We are extremely happy with the new fireplace(s) and in fact they have exceeded our expectations! They arrived quickly and were well packaged. In fact, the trim piece (shipped separately) was packaged so well, I would say it was overkill!We bought these primarily for look and ambiance and the fireplace looks even better than we expected! The log set and flames are quite realistic - despite the obvious that it's not a real wood-burning fireplace. These fireplaces have added a wonderful finish to both our family and living rooms.We had no expectation that these would provide any significant heat. The documentation and reviews also never claimed these fireplaces would provide anything more than supplemental heat. The family room is a bit over 400 sqft and the living room about 300 sqft. In addition to the ambiance, we were just hoping to take the chill out of the air and had no expectation these would "heat the house." And of course they don't.However, they provide much more heat that we expected! In fact, enough heat is produced in the front of the house that we have not yet turned on our gas furnace. Granted, we're in No. California and of course do not have extreme weather - although just this morning the outside temps were in the mid 30's. Our house is 65 yrs old and if we don't run the heater in the winter, the inside temp will drop below 60. We're comfortable at 66deg, but colder than that we typically would be running the heater.Of course our house, it's layout, insulation, etc. is different and so I wouldn't go by our results because your situation will be different. But for us, again, the heat output far exceeded our expectations. For example, since we installed, the temp inside several times has been as low as 59 deg. The house thermostat for the furnace is about 15ft from the livingroom fireplace and 20 or more from the family room fireplace. These two fireplaces together have been raising the inside temp to 66-68 degrees. Yes, it takes a couple of hours to reach, but we are so pleased that there is enough heat to indeed, take the chill off.We're giving this a 5 star rating because we are so happy with not only the looks, but the heat performance as well. In all fairness, there are some quirks that others may want to know.The flame feature set is just 3 settings. Fine by us as we're not interested in purple or blue flames.... :-) The "cracking" sound is really just a novelty and nothing we'll ever turn on. And just 2, non-adjustable heat settings. The remote is simple and we love the flame and log set as is and so no need for 8 differrent colors...Lastly, the big elephant in the room is the cost of electricity. We've only been running these less than a month and I fully expect our electric bill to go UP. How much? No idea yet. What I do know is that we've yet to run the old, gas furnace that also chews up electricity from the large blower. So we'll see if there's any cost savings. I kinda doubt it. But we didn't get these to replace central heating.Overall, we are so very pleased with our purchase!

After researching electric fireplace inserts for months we thought this one had the most “realistic” flame and the overall appearance looked like a natural fireplace.The unit fit perfectly in our antique mantel (the size was the 25 63/64 x 23 3/16). It is literally plug and play. We are very pleased with the hot ember effect underneath the logs and the flames do not appear to be rolling on a flat movie screen like other units we saw. The heating element makes our 14x14 bedroom a little more warmer after being on for a while (although we did not buy it for this feature). We like how the controls are hidden and the heating feature does not stay lit on the front panel. The remote is simple to work and a bonus to have. The glass does not get hot and the firebox looks similar to our wood-burning fireplace. The sound effects are a cute feature but for me, the popping is too frequent and sounds a little like corn kernels hitting a tin pot. I would prefer only a crackling sound but my husband likes the sound effects. I just lower the sound and the tin popping is less noticeable.There are two things that would make this unit perfect:1. I wish it had was a timer so you could turn it on at night and fall asleep without waking up to turn it off.2. I wish the flame would be more bright white/yellow in color to closely mimic the flame that our wood-burning fireplace has. The color is too orange/red for my taste but it does have some yellow flickers (a blue flicker can also be added if you like that effect).Overall, we feel the price was not too excessive and we like it so much, we would most likely get another one for our family room someday.

Great purchase and had a very positive experience with the seller! We definitely mis-measured when we placed the initial order but had passed the return window when we went to finally install it. Seller was very quick to respond to my request for an exchange and processed it so quickly. Within a week the new one had been shipped and the original one had been shipped back. Smooth process and great product!

Love this Puraflame electric fireplace insert. Fit perfectly with the trim kit. Fire looks realistic and has different settings.The heater is good but can’t be used on its own to heat a room. This is a solidly built insert.made of metal and glass. Having an outlet installed in the back of the firebox so the cord won’t show. No more feeding a real fire with wood,or cleaning out the ashes.

The brick image in the back by the flames wears out quickly.

The media could not be loaded. This thing is awesome. I measured the space and it fit everything except depth which was my bad. My contractor got creative and built out a frame behind it to make it work. The cord is pretty short, too but we are working on that since this is a basement reno and we can add a plug closer to the unit. The plug cord comes out of the right side of the unit. The remote is easy to use and works from anywhere in the room. The built-in space heater is amazing. On high, it makes my 150 square foot, chilly room very toasty in about 10 minutes. The three flame settings are cool and we prefer the medium and low settings. The fire sound effects sound like someone lit a tiny fire in a tin can, so that's never going to get turned on. I didn't buy this for the sound feature. I bought it so that I have heat, a nice fire glow and no fire smell or messy fireplace. Overall, we love it and highly recommend!

This fireplace looks beautiful and real! My wife and I were looking for something that would fit into an old farmhouse and we didn't want it looking modern. This fit the bill perfectly. The crackle is a nice touch!