Oil Rubbed Bronze Gel Fuel Wall Mount Fireplace Fire Place Review

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List Price: $79.95
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EDITED TO ADD: I complained about this fireplace having no insulation to the 3rd party seller, BestChoiceProducts. I had no problems with them offering to pick it up at their expense, and they refunded the original shipping also. BCP is great to deal with.

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This fireplace was intended to replace a gel fireplace I bought 22 years ago that had seen better days.

It's cute, that's one thing I can say about this fireplace that's positive.

First, just some nit-picks. The depth measurement is inaccurate it's 6" front-to-back as opposed to 3.25" as stated in the description. And we know for this cheap price it isn't going to be genuine copper. I'm glad it isn't since bright copper wouldn't look as good as this. This is a dark burnished *copper-color painted steel* with striations in it to look like streaked wood-grain.

Now for the important gripe a safety issue: There's a reason this gel fireplace is the cheapest one sold here at Amazon. It's poorly built when compared to my old gel fireplace which had insulation attached to the back wall. The back wall is made of black sheet metal and the flames sometimes flicker and jump way over 12" high; width-wise, they sometimes touch the metal sheeting. This metal sheeting has only 1/2" at the most clearance from your wall. Drywall is especially vulnerable to these flames and heat. Hanging this on a plaster or brick wall I wouldn't be as concerned. My old fireplace had fiberglass insulation attached to the back of it, between the back wall of the fireplace and the living room wall.

I plan on returning this. I'm friends with a firefighter, and he said he would not install this fireplace in his own home as the safety of it concerns him also, especially installed against drywall.

AS A SIDE NOTE: I think most gel-fuel fireplaces are safe. I know since I've had one for 22 years! They can come in handy if you have a power outage in the winter and you need heat. I'm total electric so I have put it to good use when there's no electricity just recently the temp outside was 20 degrees, I used just 2 cans of fuel, and they burned for 3 hours and the temperature on the indoor thermometer dropped just 1 degree, keeping my entire home warm (using my old fireplace, not this one).

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I love this little fireplace, and my mom who i bought it for loves it as well. The only downfall is you have to order the fuel online. I could not find it anywhere locally. It is beautiful, and light weight. It matches perfectly to the rest of our furniture. Its definately a show piece. make sure you dont buy the junior sized gel fuel, get the full size 13 oz cans or they will sit to far down in the holders. Also, the holders are the perfect size for jar candles.

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I'd previously ordered a similar item from another retailer, however I wasn't pleased with the finish and ended up returning it. I like this item much better. It looks just like the pictures on the website. The seller was responsive and shipping was fairly quick ordered on a Monday and item arrived on Saturday via FEDEX ground (CA to NJ). Installation was easy just a little measurement to center it and mark the two spots for drilling holes. I am a female homeowner and really appreciate the fact that it's fairly lightweight so I could install it myself. It's in my bathroom over the garden tub and it really creates a luxurious feel. I'm looking around for someplace else where I could use another :). I am very pleased with this purchase.

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I needed something to keep an unheated TV room warm and I did not want to buy an electric heater as there were no additional electrical outlets available for a high wattage appliance and this fit the bill. I did not wall mount it, but instead, placed it on large paving stones it keeeps the room nice and toasty. No complaints.

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I really liked the look of this fireplace. It was constructed just as well as other fireplaces from other manufacturers. The only real difference is that this fireplace doesn't have a fire protector on the back like others do. Although it would be easy to add something to the back. Even though I did not keep this particular item I would still recommend it to others who are in the market for fireplaces of this sort. The finish was a little to dark for the look I was trying to obtain in my room.