This is an effective little heater. Having a remote control makes it easy to use and the different flame light settings are very nice-there are quite a few. At first there is the typical smell but after there is no scent at all. It came fully assembled and ready to use. I would not suggest this as a heater to use often without being prepared for a large jump in the electricity bill but it definitely can put out a good amount of heat- doesn’t have an actual temperature setting.