Dimplex CHT20 Cheriton Freestanding Optiflame Electric Fire
Cheriton Optiflame Freestanding Electric Fire
Freestanding fire with Opti flame effect and real coals.
- Easy to install
- Designed to fit “flat to wall”
- Black and brass effect finish 2kW fan heater with choice of 2 heat settings
- Flame effect can be used independently of heat source
- LED flame effect
- Thermostat & Remote control
- Depth (mm) 194; Width (mm) 639
- Weight (kg)15.2; Height (mm) 682
| Weight: | 5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 19.4 x 63.9 x 68.2 cm; 5 Kilograms |
| Model: | CHT20 |
| Part: | CHT20 |
| Colour: | Black/Brass |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Dimplex |
| Colour: | Black/Brass |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Attractive fire
The fire is very attractive and covers the fireplace gap left by the removal of an old inset gas fire. The flame effect is quite realistic and will be cosy in the autumn/winter months. Great having a small remote for this feature. The heat controls are on the front under the canopy. Don’t know about the heat output yet as, of course, it’s summer! Good value for money and delivery was very quick – next day. All in all very pleased.
Instant hea
Easy to use for 85 year old instant heat , safer than the gas before , smaller and neate
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as a focal point this is nice , shame its nearly all plastic , real coal makes a mess lot of coal dust in the bags. think it is over priced .
Easy to operate remotely.
Brilliant looking fire sets off my fire place. Puts the right amount of heat out when you won’t it. Easy to set up. Well worth the money I would recommend this product. My dog likes sitting by it.
Well worth the money
The fire gives a warm glow and a gentle heat well worth the money
It looks really good.
It was very easy and quick to assemble – I like the overall appearance of the fire – its looks a lot more expensive than it was. I was a little apprehensive about the fan being noisy but i neednt have worried it is very quiet. The focal point of the imitation flames is really effective, and makes the room look cosy and inviting. I would definitely recommend this fire.
Just a little point – make sure you empty the coals onto newspaper before putting them into position as they do have a bit of black powder on them.
Natural bright flame effec
Bought on behalf of my 95 year old father to replace an ancient log effect fire.
He was delighted, literally plug and play. Coal was slightly messy to pile in but a good effect and the flames are bright and flickering. He loves the simple remote control too. A great fire for a brilliant price.
Check size of area to be fitted with the fire.
Very good styLish addition to our lounge. We have an open fireplace and this looks amazing covering up the hole in the wall. We didn’t want to get the fireplace bricked up and will never have a coal/coke fire so it was the ideal solution.
Totally satisfied .
Very nice piece of furniture, lovely surround and fire effect and good amount of heat. Very pleased and would recommend it .ca
Great buy
Bought for my mum when hers broke. Received within 24 hours and she absolutely loves it! It looks fab too!!!!!
The ease of placing it,either wall mounted or free standing
The total effect of the fire is excellent, however it is noisier than the fire it replaced which was also a complex fire. Delivery was made much earlier than the given Email date.
Realistic looking fire with 3D effec
Really fantastic fire for the price, it has a 3D effect which at first glance does look like a real fire. I have put a fireguard in front of it for effect and everyone is convinced its real. I haven’t used the heat so I can’t comment but on flame effect its pretty much silent too. I have only had it a few weeks so can’t comment on the long term use but its perfect for my purpose – a comfort effect of a real fire to compliment central heating.
Exceptional produc
Fire takes pride of place in our sitting room and does the job perfectly
Good value for price
Nice fire I really only use for display the red coal feature when lit up is quite lifelike and attractive
Looks great. Very cosy and great value.
I ordered this for my mums small lounge. It was great value for money. Easy to install and gives a real cosy feel. My mum loves it.
I only use it for the flame, not the heating unless I have an emergency gas problem
I found this product exactly as it was advertised. We are delighted with this fire – it makes a lovely addition to our lounge and is pleasing to see the flame which is very like a real fire.
Very pleased
Heat output is great and the flame effect is very cheery on a winter’s day.
Brilliant fire highly recommended
Very pleased well made fire sturdy with led light flame effect looks really good. The controls are easy to use and thermostat too. Heat output is good nothing to dislike my mother in law loves it .
fire
I don’t use the heat, very good for effect only
Cost saving
Brilliant, really happy with this fire, it keeps heat at constant temperature, using automatic cut off, once set, really easy to install.
Ease of use good heat.
Bought this for 93 year old he’s found it easy to use and gives out good hea
Great fire for the price
I love the real coal included…quiet and mess free!
Very quick delivery.
Easy to install and lovely to look at.
Love the fire,the effects are really so real like looking. And remote control is easy to use.
Good value
This fire is value for money and looks good. The flame effect is lovely and it was easy to control for my 80yr old mother.
Dimplex Cheriton Electric Fire Review
Lovely freestanding fire that looks great and is very effective at heating a room quickly.
Lovely
Replaced a real gas fire with this Dimplex electric fire, as wanted the look of a fire, even when heat not on.
Really pleased with it. Looks lovely even when the heat isn’t on. Cant stop looking at it. Very relaxing.
We washed the coa lin plain water before putting on fire, as other reviews recommended, as it is real coal & so very dusty. No problem.
Such excellent value for money.
It looks then it must be good.
It is very good product, my wife is highly delighted with it. Sits very well in the marble fire place
Don't delay buy one right away I studied them all.
Two reasons I percheased this fire looks more expencive than it is and it has led lights and not bulbs that you might have to replace the best flame effect I have ever seen the heat output is excelent I did not use the loose real coal that it comes with I used the artificial coal that I had on the gas fire witch was taken out to replace with this electric fire it takes two rows 7 coal eggs on each row 14 in all its looks more stunning in the fire surround.
Transforms the look of the room.
Very easy to put in place and switch on. Gives a great cosy feel to the room even without the heating on. Very pleased with the look and with the price.
Long wait for orde
We have no complaints with the unit itself, but we had to wait for over a month to get it from Demplex. Not sure what the reason for that was.
Attractive and useful
Much better than earlier model.looks very attractive and coals flame effect lovely.Very easy to install also very quiet.
Remote control missing
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions I could not install the fire into my second home until way after purchase (March I think) on July 15th in the UK. It had no remote control but too late to tell the vendors. So check that because otherwise this is a pefect fire! Fortunately, the manual controls are easy.
Realistic looking fire
Very life like flames, we have not really had cold enough evenings yet to really comment but the heater does seem.to heat up quickly in a quick trial
This fire is absolutely gorgeous in situ. Glowing coals and fantastic flame effect. The fan heater is quite quiet too. Unfortunately my fire developed a high pitched squeak. I knew the fire wouldn’t be silent, you can hear the motor rotating the flame rod in a silent room, but you should not be able to hear it above the tv or music. Unfortunately the squeaking could be heard above the tv so I had to return it. I genuinely would have loved to have kept it if it wasn’t for this, I haven’t seen a prettier fire effect. Cannot fault the customer service I received from Amazon – 10/10
Dimple Cheriton Fire
Looks great and easy to install and use. Remote control useful
Good range of heat settings.
I could not work out how the remote control worked. Everything else was perfect. I bought this electric fire to replace a gas fire in the lounge, so now I am all electric and no longer putting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Good value with a great flame effec
Excellent value for money, well made with a great flame effect. The remote is very good and easy to turn on. I really like that it has an actual area to put real coals to make it look realistic. My only criticism and the reason I didn’t give it an overall 5 stars is that the brass area looks the plastic it is and too bright and shiny to look like real brass.
Brillia
Bought this for my elderly father, he loves it. Looks realistic, even the dog is fooled getting stretched out infront of it. The remote makes it very easy to use. Price excelle
Fire
Great fire, looks good, good value, Very cosy and bright.
How it looks.
We love this fire it looks fabulous on the hearth and looks like a real fire soo pleased .
Looks great, very realistic.
Lovely authentic looking fire. Easy to use and efficient. Remote control is useful if you are disabled or very lazy ! Great value.
Dimplex fire.
We liked the 3D effect and the remote control. Very easy to install and gave out a good heat. We use it as a background heat.
ice looking electric fire
bought this fire from amazon it was deliverd very quickly im very happy about fast delivery and very happy about how the fire looks and how easy it was to set up i would recomend this fire to anyone
Great value, great look, highly recommend
Purchased for my Mum, she loves it! Easy to use & glowing coals very realistic. Ideal for when you just need a cosy effect without the heat. Remote control on and off an added bonus. Very good value for money & arrived really quickly.
ake it out of box, put coal on, plug in sit back and enjoy
his fire is great, worth every penny, no mucking about, strait out of box, plug in, looks well made, flame looks real, with coal and l e d, light. nothing not to like. free standing, so could be put on any wall, or fireplace.
ake it out of box, put coal on, plug in sit back and enjoy
his fire is great, worth every penny, no mucking about, strait out of box, plug in, looks well made, flame looks real, with coal and l e d, light. nothing not to like. free standing, so could be put on any wall, or fireplace.
Electric fire
This electric fire was really impressed with very easy to set up basically straight out of box plug in and your sorted other people say about the noise have found it is the slightest not enough to bother you and tv on are that can’t hear anything would strongly recommend this product the flame effect it’s like looking at a real coal fire heat of it have found 1 setting on is enough to heat the living room so perfect product for any home great value for the price
Great produc
This is ideal for what we wanted to just take chill of the spring evenings.
Easy to install Only issue I had was the remote was broken but not that worried as probably would not have used it anyway
Elegant and Simple to use
Bought this model to replace another Electric Fire, decided to go for the Optiflame as my Civil Partner’s parents have one.
The flames look so realistic and have fooled a couple of our friends.
So simple to instal and before placing the coals on the fuel bed I would advise you to rinse them in some water, as the dust gets everywhere.
The fire definitely adds a focal point to the living room and makes it feel cosy, the heater is easy to use especially with the on board thermostat.
Good looking fire, easy on the eye
Liked it’s ease off installation,
Can be expensive to ru
Good support.
The first fire developed a fault but was replaced immediately when Amazon was contacted, though it seemed a bit strange to have the faulty one picked up on one day and the new one delivered the next day? In operation the remote and the new fire were faultless with excellent heat output.
Nice fire but a bit plasticky looking
Nice looking fire but it is quite plasticky when u look at it from afar it does look plasticky but when your up close it does. It does pump out some heat though.
Amazing value
This fire is lovely. Looks elegant and the coals are real, not fake plastic! Brilliant! Highly recommend.
Nice looking electric fire for price.
Good fire for price. Bit noisy when flames on, but as advised stood it on a mat. Think bit better. Flex could have done with being bit longer. Had to plug into extension, probably H&S reason why not longer. All in all would recommend. Only criticism, switches bit hard to detect & operate under hood for elderly person.
Nice fire
Fairly well made however fuse blew in first week.Replaced with higher rated fuse all fine so far.
Plug and Play easy and attractive heat source
This is a nice item and I’m overall pleased with the flame effect and the heat output. The fan is quite noisy, which is usual with freestanding fires. But it is an easy item to handle (quite light, compared with older fires) and, of course, the heat output is comfortable and enough for our needs.
Highly recommend
Wow love this fire can’t stop watching it. Fits perfect in my fire place.
Only had this for a few days and so pleased with this purchase the effect is really superb actually looks like a real fire with the coals glowing effect being that I’m an electrician an have seen and installed many many electric fires this is by far the best one and for the price Amazon charged is a real bargain so guys if your looking at maybe buying a fire def get this you won’t be disappointed and the fan gives of a good heat from either one or two kilowatts of hea
Good except for dodgy switch, still works though
Really good product, only issue is switch on the fire broke pretty soon after we got it but it still works using the remote control so not a huge problem.
Very good
This product is very good, just what I was after for mantle piece. The only improvement I would make would be the remote control could set heating temperature rather than just on/off at setting it was last used.
We only got this for the flame effect which is fine,the heater side seems ok & the remote works every time.I could not justify the cost of the optimist fires & read several reviews saying they were unreliable so I’m happy with this purchase.
It is efficient but noisy
This really looks nice, I do not think it is as warm as my previous one and it is noisier, but it certainly neater.
The aesthetic quality of this fire compensates for what is lacking in the subsance of its frame: like many modern household items it lacks the sturdiness of the manufactured goods of yesteryears.
Having read several reviews I bought this fire aware that the fan makes some noise. ( not too much though!). The flame effect is lovely and fairly realistic, however the reflection of furniture and carpet etc. behind the flames takes a bit of getting used to. Still: at the relatively low price it is ‘a good buy’ and serves the purposes for which I bought well — to be ‘ a focal point ‘ where central heating is installed: an occasional additional source of heat and an emergency stop gap heater.
Simple Elegant Hea
Lovely addition to the room, looks elegant and warming, it’s slimness allows it to sit in the original fireplace and not look out of place. The thermostat works very well, meaning you don’t have to keep turning it off and on.
The only downside is the fan noise, although not so loud you can’t get used to it.
Great warm fire.
Easy to install just plug in. Not had to have the second heat source on as yet as just one is very effective. Looks good and I love the remote. Very pleased
faboulus fire
when ordering on line you can never be sure what it will be like, but we are so pleased it look smart complements the room easy to use and warms up in seconds I recommend this produc
faboulus fire
when ordering on line you can never be sure what it will be like, but we are so pleased it look smart complements the room easy to use and warms up in seconds I recommend this produc
A good purchase that met expectation for the price point.
Excellent product so far, (I’ve only had it 1 day so far !) It was easy to install and is neat and compact. The fan heater is not very loud which is good. The real coal makes it look good.
The brass grate looks a little plastic, but not too bad overall.
The remote just turns it on or off, you cannot control the level of heat with it.
I am pleased with this purchase.
A good purchase that met expectation for the price point.
Excellent product so far, (I’ve only had it 1 day so far !) It was easy to install and is neat and compact. The fan heater is not very loud which is good. The real coal makes it look good.
The brass grate looks a little plastic, but not too bad overall.
The remote just turns it on or off, you cannot control the level of heat with it.
I am pleased with this purchase.
Dimplex
Easy to fit and works well. Te surround and ‘brass’ is plastic and does look it, but very nice for the price.
paul
We had an older model of Dimplex Electric Fire which lasted for years and matched the living room- therefore we wanted to replace with a similar product. The remote control is a great addition but only turns on the fire and there is no temperature controls. The older model seemed to be hotter and warm the room quicker, but this is still a great fire and has a thermostat for temperature control. Easy to install and recommended.
Just what we needed
Bought for an elderly friend to replace a very old electric fire. Simple to operate. She was very happy with the flame effect which brightens her living room. Makes it nice and cosy for the winter evenings. Simple to operate.
A Fabulous, Elegant Fire
Fabulous fire which arrived promptly and really brightens up the room with its realistic flame effect. I am very impressed both with the looks and performance of this fire and have no hesitation in recommending it.
A good all round fire
The fire is a little noisy when heat is being used but eventually becomes less noticeable
This is more than compensated for by stylish appearance and efficiency.
A Fabulous, Elegant Fire
Fabulous fire which arrived promptly and really brightens up the room with its realistic flame effect. I am very impressed both with the looks and performance of this fire and have no hesitation in recommending it.
Reflectio
I love the look of this fire, it certainly makes an attractive wall. The only thing I would change is the highly reflective glass which means the room is reflected in the fireplace and detracts from the overall effect of the flames which are extremely realistic.
Ideal room feature
Ideal for where we want to use it, easy to install, a lovely artificial flame makes the room feel cosy
Good effect fire
I purchased the fire for friends to replace an earlier model & they’re very pleased with i
A good fire and a great price
This is the third fire I have had all Dimplex they have a real flame look makes the room feel cosy I got a great price from Amazon so it was win wi
Great.
Great product. Fire affect really realistic and makes room warm. Heat great only put it on occasionally as central heating.
Looks good.
Nice fire but remote only swithes on and off ,cannot set one or two heat sources with it.
Mainly happy
Extra heat in living room.only hope it lasts longer than previous one which was under a yea
Nice fire.
Sorry can’t review heat output as only wanted it for the fire light, Which is really good.
Looks great and it works
I built my stone fireplace 45 years ago and was unaware of the standard opening i.e. height. Consequently when I stopped using coal I couldn’t get an inset electric fire to fit the opening. I finally took a chance and bought this freestanding fire from Amazon.I just wish I had done it years ago. It really is the business.It heats the room very quickly if the central heating has just switched on and is a focal point. Top class
One thing I must mention. My wife thinks the brass effect is too “brassy”. Although I find it fine. Somehow I think my next chore is to find a way to dull the effect.
Looks like a real fire. I love it.
I can no longer have an open fire in my cottage and this is just perfect to create a cozy feel. I have central heating so I have only tested the heat output, I use it more for the fire effect. Definitely worth the money I would say.
Looks like a real fire. I love it.
I can no longer have an open fire in my cottage and this is just perfect to create a cozy feel. I have central heating so I have only tested the heat output, I use it more for the fire effect. Definitely worth the money I would say.
Beautiful fire
Ordered this fire after reading the reviews and I’d also seen the exact same fire in my local fireplace shop for 100 more, so I decided to order of Amazon and I was not disappointed the fire came quicker than expected and is just perfect, just one thing I read in the previous reviews was to wash the coals first so I did and this does need doing as they are dusty and just like real coal marks your hand. Well done Amazon I can’t praise you enough brilliant produc
very satisifed
beautiful fire real coals , fan not to noisy . gives out a nice heat very easy to install and to use remote control handy too, just make sure you wear gloves to put coals on as it real coal
This fire was just what we wanted and was very easy to fit. It was fun placing the coals which came in a separate bag, although those with small children need to be aware they are loose. We particularly liked the downwards facing fan. The remote is only for on/off so everything else needs to be set up first. Very pleased with this purchase!
Easy to assemble
Looks good, easy to assemble, slightly larger than I thought. Very light.
Attractive and efficie
I love this fire but had to buy another when the thermastat failed. Fingers crossed for this one
Useful and looks nice too
When our old gas fire was removed we had a gaping hole – this electric fire fits nicely covering the hole and is ready for action if we need it later in the year too, recommended (we have barely used it to just check it works as it’s now warm weather, so mainly marked for appreance and ease of fitting, here).
Touch of quality
A lovely fire with great heat output and a realistic flame effect. Looks and feels to be of high quality. Sizing exactly as listed, and delivered in quality packaging that ensured the fire arrived in pristine condition. Only caveats are the remote and the associated red LED on the fire. The remote needs to be directed right at the LED on the fire to make it trigger the fire as intended. The LED is permanently lit as a red blur approx 5cm in diameter when the fire is turned off and this provides an unrealistic effect. I’d like to be able to disable this feature while still allowing the remote to work, however I have not found this possible so far. Apart from this minor issue this is another high quality electric fire from Dimplex that I would certainly recommend.
We use for cosy light only. Beautiful
Was disappointed that it’s plastic as the fire I replaced with this one was cast iron. However, it looks great and we use it for the light mostly. It’s noisy when you have the heat on so if I had paid full price for this I’d have sent it back. We got this from the warehouse when they had an extra 20% off so it was a bargain.
When we first switched it on (just the flame effect) there was a terrible rattle. We looked inside and saw that the spindle which turns to make the flame effect hadn’t been assembled properly so as it was trying to rotate it was hitting everything in the way. We popped the end into the hole where it was obviously supposed to go and it’s as silent as a mouse.
Great looking and heats the room quickly
I love almost everything about this product, it looks great and it warms my room very quickly. That was even a minimum setting. It is handy having the remote I just wish I could have just a little more control and switch light on without the heat et cetera with remote
Great looking and heats the room quickly
I love almost everything about this product, it looks great and it warms my room very quickly. That was even a minimum setting. It is handy having the remote I just wish I could have just a little more control and switch light on without the heat et cetera with remote
The Cheriton Freestanding Optiflame Electric Fire
We would say that we are very happy with this Dimplex Heater although we very rareley use the Heater Settings as we use the Gas Central Heating System for the general house heating requirements.
We have installed the Cheriton Freestanding Optiflame Electric Fire into the Lounge Fireplace and use the flame effect which is very good and provides a a very friendly warm looking atmosphere
Looks good
This product arrived promptly, and looks good in our fireplace, have not used the heaters very much, just use the glow of the fire which makes you feel warm and cosy, would definitely recommend
Looks good
This product arrived promptly, and looks good in our fireplace, have not used the heaters very much, just use the glow of the fire which makes you feel warm and cosy, would definitely recommend
A visually pleasing fire, the flame effect is very easy on the eye. Arrived today at 2.30pm and was installed and working beautifully within the hour. Very pleased with whole effect and looks far more expensive the it really was, definitely VFM.
I would also add the delivery service by Hermes was excellent, the item was ordered on the 4th of Feb and delivered on the 6th of Feb two days ahead of the estimated delivery date.