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This is the sweetest little stove that you could ever want! It is all that it says and the "show" is great! It really is very impressive.
The quality of the workmanship is good. It heats up a room 10x15 in about 15 minutes, at which point you can turn the heat down to almost
nothing or turn it off and just leave the "flames burning". I do like the fact that it does heat quickly, it saves a lot of money in the
long run because you can turn it down or off. The odor that many spoke of when you first turn it on is minimal and burns off quickly, by the second use, there was none at all.There is a big notice on the box that there will be a slight smell when first turned on, so the manufacturer is up front about it. I can really recommend this product for the ambiance that it gives to a room and for its quick heat up of a room. I actually used this for a Christmas party, the room was chilly, I heated the room and by the time my guests did arrive, everyone commented about the adorable little stove! Since I live in an NYC apartment and have no access to a fireplace,this really does
make the place warm and friendly. A great buy at a really great price. I have seen other such products at much more and not halfway as nice.
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It's very pretty and works as advertised. While you can run the flame without the heater, there isn't an option to run the heater without the flame. I tried turning the dial all the way down on the flame 'brightness' knob and it pretty much went out, but the thing inside that makes the flicker was still rotating and there was a very faint light. I wonder how long the bulb inside will last? There are instructions on how to take the back off and put in a new one. It says it uses a 40 watt, E12 socket base light bulb (candelabra base, B bulb.) The instructions appear easy enough, take the back off, put in new bulb.My only complaint is that the legs were hard for me to put on. I couldn't do it by hand with a screwdriver, it was like the holes were slightly too small for the screws. I had to get out the electric drill, put on a phillips head attachment, and really PUSH to get the screws in. Using that methon, two legs on one side went right on, but the two on the other side wouldn't accept the 3rd screw (same location on both legs) and I think it's that the hole isn't in exactly the right place. The legs are on and good enough to hold the unit, but I will have my husband do something about getting those two legs attached better. I called the customer service line and after waiting on hold for about 8 minutes I hung up. It is Christmas season, so maybe they are really busy. Or maybe they only have one person answering the phone. The legs are on and stable enough. Someone would have to really kick the two legs that are missing the 3rd screw to get them to move.
The unit is metal and the legs are heavy guage plastic that perfectly matches the look of the metal. They don't look like plastic.
The unit itself doesn't heat up, the casing of the blower doesn't even feel hot, but the metal on the underside of the unit directly above where the hot air blows out gets hot. Nothing else on the unit is hot. The legs are very cool to the touch. (But if I had a baby crawling around, I wouldn't want him to touch the bottom metal right above the heat output. Or, if he did, he wouldn't touch it for long.)
The door has an inside magnet that you don't see that keeps it shut. There's not a clip or anything holding the door shut. But it stays shut.
I am wondering what all that forced hot air will do to the antique cypress wood floors in our bedroom. Could it dry them out or harm them in any way? I might put the unit on a small rug to protect the wood directly in front of it.
I plan to turn off the main heater at night and see how we do with just this running in our bedroom, which is about 300 sq ft. Our main heater is zoned, so we only run the bedroom at night anyway. I'm wondering if this little unit will use less electricty than our home heater and keep the bedroom warm enough. I hope so. Overall, I am happy with my purchase and might get another for our den if I can see a difference in our electric bill.
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This is the best heater we've owned. For it's size and output, it's truly amazing -warm and cozy in appearance and function! Our experience with this seller is that they are efficient, courteous and very timely in answering questions about products (they have a live chat) and in shipping. It doesn't get any better than this! I highly recommend them AND the heater!Honest reviews on Duraflame 450 Black Freestanding Electric Stove DFS-450-2
Just unpacked the stove from the box (10-27-12), read the manual, plugged it in, turned it on. Ran nicely for less than one minute, then we heard a pop and the heat and fan stopped working. Read the troubleshooting section of the manual which indicated these symptoms could mean the thermal protector has tripped. Followed instructions to turn off all switches and unplug the unit from the wall for five minutes. After 5 minutes it says to plug back in and operate as normal. Did this with no luck. Did the reset procedures four times. Still no heat or fan. Called customer service number in box. Number is to a company TwinStar. Rep answered phone, only took my info and offered to have a technician call me back within 2 days. No apology was offered, the rep was rather rude and it was a very unsatisfying call that did not give me confidence they cared or would address the problem. So now I have a brand new broken unit, waiting for a call from a service technician. Will update review when I hear back from technician.UPDATE: Did not hear from a service technician but instead received an email from the company, TwinStar, two days later. The email was rather strange, reiterating their commitment to "world class customer service". The email, besides touting their great customer service, directed me to a link saying I had a message waiting for me, but to see this important message I had to login, create an entire account with password, provide all of my personal information, email verification, etc. Finally got to the message all it said was to return the item to the seller for an exchange. Great. Thanks. Sigh. I'll just run down to the corner Amazon store and do that. So I reported the issue to Amazon through their online tool. They contacted the seller not Duraflame or TriStar, but a company called PlumStruck and then the next day I received an email from them apologizing and telling me they were refunding my money and to either discard or donate the malfunctioning unit. I can't complain about the full refund from PlumStruck, certainly. (Assuming the refund will end up back in my account in the 7-10 days they promised.) But now I have to figure out what the heck to do with this thing. And I find it so odd that there was no attempt to fix or replace it. Seems kind of wasteful. (Hey anyone want an electric stove with no heat but with genuine simulated flames?).
I still want an electric stove with a heater so when I work from home I don't need to heat the entire house and can just heat my home office instead. So I guess I won't be ordering another one of these. Certainly will avoid any future TwinStar products if I can help it but I thought I was buying Duraflame, not TwinStar. So back to spend another couple hours researching reviews to figure out what to try next. If you find the perfect non-TwinStar product, please let me know!
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I love it. It is light , portable and handy. Flames look real and the heat distributes evenly throughout my living room creating a cozy and enviting envirmoment.The ambiance of the room calls for having tea party during cold days all the time. I orderd my electric stove via Amazon.COM. Easy transaction and quick delivery.
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