Giantex 28.5" Electric Fireplace Insert, Wall Recessed/Mounted, Freestanding Fireplace with Remote Control, 3 Color Adjustable Flames, 2 Modes Heat, 8 H Timer, 5 Brightness Settings, 750/1500W Heater

*** Note: 1 Reviewer posted that they don’t know if it works as the remote arrived “dead.” Heads-up, there’s a thin piece of clear plastic on the remote that needs to be gently pulled out to activate the battery. I thought my remote was dead as well, until my teen pulled the clear plastic tag out of it (... and rolled her eyes at me..! Lol).I own a 1700 sq ft colonial home in Buffalo, NY (brrrrrr....) that was built in 1899 (blown-in insulation probably circa 1960-1970 as it’s now settled into the lower 2.5’ portion of my walls...). I have 10’ ceilings and have taken down several walls to give the main floor a more open-concept (probably close to 800/900 sq ft).I purchased the electrical insert:1. Because it is cost-effective;2. To fill a void in a now-defunct wood-burning fireplace hearth/box; 3. For “clean-burning” fireplace effect,4. To supplement my heat in the open, high ceiling living room;5. For ambiance.I am beyond pleased.First, price. Actually, I would have paid double for this unit.Second, easy set up. There was no “set up.” Slide it out of box, place it where you want it. Plug it in. Easy-peas.Third, ambiance. I was extremely, pleasantly surprised. Old electric inserts were so cheesy. This unit has 5 levels of “fire glow” and they look relatively realistic. 3 people have thought it was gas.Fourth, no odor. Outside of the initial plug in and burn off of the residual manufacturing smell (... which only lasted 10 mins), there’s no odor. That’s important as we have asthmatics in the house.Fifth, heat output. This unit has 3 heat levels: no heat, (just flame effect), low and high. Flame effect and heat are controlled separately on the remote. Even the low heat effect has helped on our sub-zero winter wind-chill days here in Buffalo. The unit does supplement my furnace heat and keeps my living room toasty. I’m excited to use it on those “transition” spring and fall days where you just want to take the chill out of the air but don’t want to turn the whole-house furnace on.Sixth, quiet. This unit does have a hum when the heat is blowing (if you only have the fire effect turned on, there’s no noise). The hum is the same on both high and low heat settings; it is not distracting or outrageous.Of course if my power goes out this electric insert won’t help, but I am over-the-moon pleased with the unit as a whole and the glowing fire effect.I am now considering a second unit for another defunct fireplace in my dining room.5-Star unit for sure.

The old fireplace insert in our RV quit, and the RV name brand replacement was about $950. Uh, no! I found this insert on Amazon, it had good reviews, the price was amazing, and it was the closest in size to the original. My husband did a slight modification to the cabinet to make it right, and I’ll say that it looks better and sharper than the original RV insert.It has 3 flame colors, but I pretty much only use the orange-y yellow setting. The original insert had a more realistic-looking log and flame, but I’m not too bothered about that. I tested the heat function to ensure that it works, and the heat output is good. It’s quiet and seems of good quality. I’ve not tried the timer because I won’t ever use it. It’s easy to clean and dust it

I have this installed in an old mantle found in an antique shop. This adds charm and warmth to my basement family room and I enjoy it everytime I use it. Very happy w this product.

We loved the electric fireplace that came with our older home, so when it finally stopped working this summer we knew we’d want to replace it before the holiday season. I found this Giantex unit, and it definitely checked all the right boxes. Good reviews, looked fairly realistic, had a glass front, and was the right size. When the price dropped for Black Friday I knew it was finally time to buy it. The fireplace arrived almost a whole week early, which made my wife so happy. We set it up right away, and realized the quality and detail were even better than expected. It is absolutely silent without the heat, and the heat modes are fairly quiet, too. My wife loves the flame dimmer function, and I appreciate the timer so it doesn’t run all night unintentionally. The kids couldn’t be more excited about their favorite colors being flame options, too. It was easy to install, and is definitely an upgrade. So glad we took the risk, since returns would be expensive for the item, and bought it anyway.

Love it and the remote control. It was a little smaller, but it is heat high and low. Love it. Heats up our downstairs it a click spit time.

Little backstory, in February I started my dream job and that job had a move from Florida where I was born and raised (aka never dealt with cold) to Colorado (it has sky glitter). Luckily our new house has a massive and beautiful fireplace THAT WE CANT USE per the lease agreement. Imagine my Floridian sadness of finally having a fireplace and not being able to use it. I finally got around to ordering an electric one and I found this beauty, WITH AN OPTION FOR NO HEAT! I have a cozy, fun, colored fireplace I can use all year round. And I can not sweat to death when Iuse it (unless I want to). It was very well packaged and very easy to put together. The remote did not come with batteries (fyi), and I would have liked if the cord was maybe a foot longer but I know our fireplace is larger than most. It fits great inside our original hearth (renting), and looks so high quality. I can't wait for colder months but until then I'll be chillin with my heatless flames.

Worked great for about a year. Others said this happened to them but since we have other Giantex products that were amazing, we took the risk. Worked fine until a few weeks ago and now it runs for about 20 minutes and then dies when set to HH (high heat). Won't stay on like it's overheating. It had been used mostly only last winter, so I took it apart and cleaned the dust out of everything. Put it back together and used it in my shop for a while. It once again worked for about 20-30 minutes and then shut off until it cooled down. Basically the overheat sensor died. I actually heard the click when the sensor came back on. I can probably hotwire it and make it unsafe but that's ridiculous.I'm unimpressed. This is simply a poor design. Sure it's cheaper but this just made it more expensive. Will never buy another one and probably abandon the Giantex brand entirely. Sad.