Things you should know if you’re considering this piece

• The assembly is very simple, but it can take time to make the mantle look nice without gaps or misaligned edges. The brackets allow a lot of wiggle room. 

• The white seems pretty rough in places for the price. 

• You cannot use the heat with the fake flames off. I tore out a broken baseboard heater and replaced it with this. I’m kind of out of luck for heat at night, unless I want the room lit up. This is my fault for not checking. Most other electric fireplaces I was looking at had this feature, and were cheaper. 

• The beeping associated with turning this on off or pushing any button is the worst thing about this product. It’s unnecessary. The timer goes to 9 hours, but you need to push the button once to add 10 minutes.