After reading the reviews on this fireplace I was really excited to get it and set it up. The setup went quickly and the mantle is beautiful but I was really disappointed in the quality of the flame. It looks like the flame is somehow made by loops of something hanging in the background and the loops kind of move around and fade in and out...it does NOT look like a realistic flame which is what I was looking for. Also when you turn the heater on it turns on this big red lightbulb at the top of the fireplace and air blows out of it really loudly which takes away from any enjoyment that I might actually have of enjoying a fire. I don't understand how anybody gave this a five-star review. For such an expensive purchase I expected more.