Customer Reviews

Dimplex CS1205 Compact Electric Stove

5 star:		(77)
4 star:		(30)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

Some critter got under the house and detached our heating ducts a few years ago so we only use electric heat and ambient heat from other rooms in the livingroom. I was looking for a better space heater after an Econoheat panel shorted and melted while I slept.

The problem with most space heaters is they are UGLY. They look like they belong in a garage. I wanted something that looked like a piece of furniture that wouldn't set fire to my cats and that could heat up a big room with open doorways. I should also mention that I have a humor-based decorating style, so whether someone else will find it tacky or not is of no concern to me. I don't invite people without a sense of humor into my home.

Anyway, I went with this. On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being an orange spotlight behind a fan blowing white bits of fabric around like some Halloween decorations, and 10 being a real fire, I'd give it a 7.5. It only looks like a real fire if you're not looking directly at it. The foily logs help a bit and it does have a slight 3D effect that makes it better than some, but even if you add a crackling fire mp3 and burn wood incense in the room no one is going to mistake it for a real fire.

That's not to say I don't like it. It does provide that hypnotizing effect you look for in a fireplace!

Additionally, it was 35 degrees F last night. I live in a farmhouse with 4 inch walls and cellulose insulation. I put it in my livingroom, which is approximately 500 sq feet, with an open doorway, 2 large windows, a sliding glass door, no basement, and an open stairway. It kept the room at 72 to 74 degrees all night.

It seems to be of sturdy construction. The top stays cool. The fan is very quiet. It's also light and portable. Overall I'm satisfied enough to get another one for my office.

We got this stove as a Christmas gift this year. My husband and I were both VERY surprised at how nice it actually looks. The fire effect is very realistic for an electric unit, far more convincing than any other brands we have seen; as we have several friends with electric fireplaces and stoves made by different companies besides this one. I had researched Dimplex brand fireplaces before, and everything they claim is true...no other brand electric fireplace (at least that I have seen) really comes close to the realism that they have come up with in their units. Of course nothing will ever beat the look of real logs burning, but this is still great looking nonetheless.

We use it in our 14x17 bedroom, and it warms the room up nicely, in fact TOO nicely, as we are usually sweating to death halfway through the night! We have an old, drafty Victorian house that has very little heat coming into the room at all, and this little guy does a great job. We are planning on getting a plug-in thermostat to go with it. In fact, that is my only complaint. I wish it had a built-in thermostat so you could set a temperature for the room. Because if you use a plug-in thermostat it will turn the entire unit off, including the flame effect, which I actually really like to sit and enjoy, whether the heat is on or not.

I read another review about this stove that the door does not open. Hmmm, that's interesting, because ours does open. When I showed it to my mother and opened the door for her, she was convinced enough that she put her hands in front of the "flames" to feel the warmth.

We like the stove so much we ordered black flue pipe and a collar so that it looks like it's attached to the chimney that runs up the one wall of the room. We are also building a tile hearth board for it to sit on. If you need extra heat in a room, but want something that looks nice at the same time, this little stove really does the trick!

I purchased this product for its nice looks at first ...then when i used it ,i couldn't believe how fast and hot this item worked to heat my bedroom 14 x 16 ...I have to get up in the middle of the night and turn it off ...also I use a ceiling fan to circulate the heat as well ...I have 5 people ,5 electric stoves in my home as a main source of heat ..my bill with other electric appliances , tv 's ,washer ,dryer and lights was only $ 115.00 this month ....I have oil heat but keep my regular thermostat on 58 due to over $3.30 a gallon for oil ...This product works better and even saves more money on electric then even those infrared or those Amish heaters that are advertised lately using 12 cents an hour to heat your home ...Beware of those ...I've tried them also .....a lot higher bills then they stated ...Dimplex is the way to go ...its quiet ,efficient,and looks great ..5 stars from me ...=0) Happy Glowing......

With some reservations, I bought this small Dimplex CS1205 heater for my bedroom because of some cold air coming in both my windows (when winds blow). I was very happy to know that this heater was like having a fireplace in my room instead of a 'little heater', as I described it to be. I would recommend this compact stove to anyone who was looking for beautiful flowing heat and the looks of a fireplace (with the incredibly real looking fire in the front). One reviewer made a suggestion of replacing the 60 watt bulb (contained in the unit) with a 7 watt night light, which I did, and got the same real effect of a fireplace - and less electricity. All in all, this was definitely not the boring, small heater I had visions of before I bought it.

We purchased this stove for our cool and drafty San Francisco living room (15' x 15'). I can't imagine a nicer room heater for the price. The stove is stylish, and the 3D flames almost look real ! Granted, this is not a real wood fireplace, but it is a great alternative. I like that you can turn on the flames without the heat. The heat is warm enough for the room. I consider this one of our favorite finds for the year !

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.

I bought this little heater for my nutritional therapy office for the ambience, and I have to say it truly fits the bill. It is compact, but not itty bitty, and it looks great. It is an excellent esthetic addition to the office and doesn't look like a heater at all.

It is much more than I had expected for the low cost. You can use the fireplace without producing any heat or use one of the 2 heat settings. There is a fan to blow the heat. The heater is all under the unit blowing heat straight out warming the floor area and it rises heating the room. It is so quiet. The flames look real along with the flickering embers. As the heater works you could sit a child on top and they would not get burned. The top, sides and back actually have a cool feeling and are not one bit warm. If I would had known this was such a good product I would had spent more money for one with the remote control and opening door. There is no heat to the flame that extends to the inside of the top. What a wonderful unit.

I used this little heater to warm a 10' X 12' room in New England last winter and it worked great. This was the only heat source in the room and even my infant and toddler grandchildren were comfortable. The "flames" look very realistic and add a warm glow to the room. This a fan-forced heater is much more efficient than the oil-filled heaters I used previously (more heat output for the same cost in electricity). It has three settings: high heat, low heat, and flame only. I have enjoyed my safe, durable, inexpensive and decorative Dimplex stove for over a year and highly recommend it.

I love this little heater! It turned out to be much nicer than
I expected. I loved it so much I immediately bought the more expensive
model to place on the other end of my 60-ft mobile home which has an
add-on room at one end. This one heats up the add-on room very quickly
and brings the overall temp up 2 degrees within minutes reducing the need
to use my fuel-oil heater. This smaller unit has 2 heat settings and standing about 2 feet in front of the heater, you can feel the warmth
much more than standing closer to it. For a small space, this is a great
heater and the flames are so realistic you will feel warmer just with the ambience it creates!