Dimplex CS1205 Compact Electric Stove
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dimplex CS1205 Compact Electric Stove
Customer Review: Loving It
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned it for a week and anxiously awaited a cold morning to try it out which was today. When I first had it set up I flipped the flames-only switch and went around with a dumb grin on my face for the rest of the evening over how realistic they looked. It's like a toy for grownups - pure fun!! I immediately knew I needed to get to the Dollar General store to buy one of the small oval braided rugs that I'd been eying. I bought one and placed it on the floor in front of my stove to complete the scene. This morning the living area of my home was around 60 degrees so I put the flames on and then the low heat on and things began to feel better within about ten minutes. I sipped my tea seated on my padded click-clack floor chair with my legs stretched out towards the stove and basked in the silent gentle flow of warm air. I listened to NPR and stared at the flames and totally enjoyed myself. I saw one of these little stoves in a home improvement store about ten years ago and I was fascinated by it as were two other customers standing nearby. Now I own one and am delighted with it. I know I could have bought a good space heater for less but the pleasure that this heater gives me is well worth the extra dollars spent.Customer Review: What I expected
Summary: 5 Stars
I read all the reviews and this little electric stove is what I expected. I'm not trying to replace my central heat, I wanted something to put by my desk in my home office on cold morning that would take the chill off ....by afternoon my central air will be turning on and it seems such a waste to heat the entire house just to cool it down later. I've always been afraid of house fires from typical space heaters and this seems to be much safer. I've had it on low this morning and no place is too hot to touch. It puts out so much heat on low that I haven't tried high. I am now looking at the Dimplex fireplace inserts. I have a wood fireplace that I haven't used in about 5 years, just got tired of cleaning up the ashes, bringing in wood after over 20 years of wood fires. I live in the Deep South. I bought an 18 x 18 inch ceramic tile to sit mine on just to be safe. I wish it had a three prong plug , I read two reviews about the cord/plug getting hot so I watch my plug in closely, no problems so far using the low heat setting, it hasn't been cold enough to use the high heat.Customer Review: The next best thing to the real fireplace!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE real fireplaces, unfortunately there is none in my house. The house faces north, and even though the climate is pretty mild, it gets quite cold here on some winter days.
I am generally not fond of anything fake, and find the very concept of ANY imitation simply tacky... however, since in this case, the 'real thing' is not an option, I had to make an exception to the rule.
Thankfully, this little fake fireplace is surprisingly impressive, and I have been very happy with it. It looks and feels amazingly real and cozy, and it generates right amount of heat (I keep it on high setting).
I got two units, one for bedroom, and one for living room, and could not live without them in the winter... as a matter of fact, I probably use them more, than I do the central heating...
The first unit is more than three years old, and still going strong. The only thing I had to do for maintenance was replacing a bulb, which took all of five minutes.
Would buy another one in a heartbeat, and definitely recommend very highly!
Customer Review: 3 years and running strong - Now I want to buy another one!
Summary: 5 Stars
You simply can't go wrong for the current advertised price. I purchased this model several years ago and it is still as good as new. I am still impressed with the heat generated from a small unit and the resemblance of a flame is brilliant. This unit does not get hot to the touch but blows hot air at the bottom that travels across a room at a respectable rate. Unfortunately I do not know what this unit really costs to run; however, I never noticed any large spikes in my electric bills when my usage increased do to colder climates. Recently a friend mentioned to me he was looking for a space heater and my Dimplex electralog immediately flashed into my thoughts. Now here I am trying to think which room in my home can use another one :) This unit is light and durable. I am very happy with its dimensions b/c I prefer a unit that is not bulky. If you are looking for an affordable and pleasant looking heat source for the cold chilly nights of winter I highly suggest you put this on your list.Customer Review: Great little stove with most realistic looking flames
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this unit for our sunroom for the winter season as it tends to get a little cold at night even though it has baseboard heat. It looks just great in all aspect and does the job keeping the room warm even when it's well below freezing outside. The moving flames is by far the most realistic I've seen because it doesn't just project an image onto a black background behind the logs like all the other products, which tends to make the flames look like it's not coming from the logs. Instead, it projects the flames through a translucent panel that mirrors the logs, which also makes the logs look deeper and the stove bigger. The only problem is that the reflectivity of the panel gives the impression that there's a mirror on the back of the stove, which is unusual. The other feature I wish it has is a variable temperature thermostat so it can automatically cycles to maintain a set temperature. But all and all, for the price, I would highly recommend this product.