This works well, although it is smaller than I expected -- but not smaller than the specifications listed.  We just have a large room. We enjoy the various fire types and the fact that the heat can be turned off but the fire effect is still there!  There is a fan that blows the heat out into the room but is very very quiet. I only noticed it was gone when we turned off the thermostat and just had the fire effect operating.  Since it's on casters, we will probably move it around -- like into the bedroom on cold, wet, long winter's nights on the north coast of California.