Really rather chuffed with this product. Wasn’t expecting a living or live flame experience, and certainly didn’t pay anywhere near the cost of a real fire, but this electric fire exceeds expectations. Has a timer  thermostat mode, so we can keep the room a constant temperature, but it senses when windows or doors are opened  cuts off the heater to save electricity. Remote control  a range of colours for flame  ‘coals’ or ‘logs’ adds to the easy of use of this fire. If you are looking for a budget priced electric fire that looks pretty good too, I’d recommend one of these…