Dimplex Zamora Freestanding Optiflame Electric Fire

I only use fire for flickering effect but would be used if heating broke down the main reason for buy fire i s because I love the flickering effec

Creates a focal point for my open plan living area. Very stylish and flame affect gives a warm cosy feel to the room.
The chrome outer frame is plastic which I thought would be metal. Still looks great though.
Gives off nice heat if needed.

I bought this heater to add a cosy feel to our large draughty living room. It warmed it up beautifully within an hour and looks very stylish and pretty authentic too, if you don’t look too closely. I chose the coals, but you get the option of white pebbles also, which I imagine look more modern. It is a fan heater, so when that is turned on you will get that noise, but it’s easy to ignore and disappears into the background quite quickly. I love it and would highly recommend it for people wanting the draw of a real fire, but the convenience of electric.

The fire was delivered earlier than expected so I was very pleased, the fire is lovely fits in with our decor beautifully.This fire is a little bigger than some others so fitted our awkward space very well, the flame effect is very cheering and realistic I could not be more pleased, we only use flame effect as focal point in room, so price was very good.

The electric fire we had was very old and went bang as I switched it on two days ago. I went onto Amazon to find a replacement and bought this one.

It arrived today and was as simple as plugging it in and switching it on. The only disappointment was there were not enough white pebbles to cover the bottom so we had to use the coals. 2 bags of white pebbles supplied but 3 bags of coal. So maybe one was left out in error.

Apart from that, we are very happy so far. It looks lovely and we now have a warm living room again.

Starting to do up my living room in my new house so revamped the old fireplace and bought a new fire. Chose this as the insert had been blocked up by previous owner and I liked the look of it. It does look good in the flesh but quite a lot of it is plastic not metal. Not a problem for me but I don’t think its worth the price really, it seems steep for the quality of materials used. However, I do like it and it really gives off some heat. I need to disguise the lead somehow and the plug is not designed to be removed if you were planning to remove it and feed the wire through a small hole.

I got this to replace my real coal fire as we’ve had central heating installed and so didn’t want the mess of keeping my real coal fire. It was dispatched really quickly and arrived in excellent condition. It’s a beautiful fire and compliments my black granite hearth and back panel beautifully and all who’ve seen it really like it. It covers the old fire trim, so you would never guess there was a coal fire sitting behind it. It comes with real coal and pebbles, so you can swap and change the look if you want to. I’ve only used the coal up to now as it looks so nice, and the immitation flame effect is quite hypnotic. I have mine on just the flame effect so no heat is produced, but it has 2 heat settings. I have to say I wish I’d have got this sooner because it looks lovely, stops the draft from the chimney (with the help of a chimney balloon purchased separately), and gives a really cosy glow just like the real fire did, but without the mess and expense. Just two small points to mention; it seems to make a quiet tapping sound when it’s switched on, but this is really only noticeable if the room is quiet or if the tv is off; and the cable is a little short for where our socket is, and so would not sit flush to wall. I’ve had to buy an extention lead for this reason. These are minor things, hence me still scoring 5 stars. I would recommend to anyone.