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Question: Does this cut down the electric usage like Heat Surge?
Document: This electric stove is not bad. Set up was easy but it is a bit noisy. I did not experience any foul smell after the first use as someone wrote in a review. The heat blows in one direction and does not heat a large room. I like the fact that you can use only the flame if you choose. For me that was great because my intended use was for ambience. The remote is a nice feature.
Awesome little thing. It's obviously not the biggest electric fireplace you can buy but it heats like a champ! The fire inside is cute as well. You can set a temperature setting and the heater will adjust itself. There's also different levels at which the fire goes. Good buy!
I can cut off my thermostat and heat one huge room with out heating the entire home!
I like a fire all year long and my husband will shake his head at me about that. It's not the heat, just the firelight that I enjoy year round and now... I can have it without judgement.
I like the heater because it looks like an old wood burning stove and it puts out plenty of heat. The only draw back is the fan noise is a little louder than I was hoping for. It does not keep me up but I would prefer it to be quieter.
This little thing does that perfectly. I don't think there was a winter night when I didn't have it on. It's small (comes up about halfway up my thigh) and very light. It's easily moved around, and it puts out a decent amount of heat, but doesn't get too hot. I like to stand in front of it to warm up my feet, but my cat is the biggest fan of all! She lays in her pet bed in front of it and sleeps and sleep and sleeps.
I have one that I have had for over a year. And I just bought two more. Even when it's not cold, I like to just have the firelight part on. It's a nice, soft light. It puts off A LOT of heat in a short amount of time in a small room so you can't leave it on in a small room for very long. It will feel like you're in a sweat lodge if you do. I move mine around in my room...
This heater is one of the better purchases I've made recently. I have an office that is attached to the house but is not insulated, and does not have central heat, so when I work there in the winter, many days it feels like I am sitting in a refrigerator. This heater has pretty much solved that problem. It is also looks nice and brightens the room with the 'fireplace' glow it has. The room is around 400 sq.
Admittedly, the flame effect is not the most realistic thing in the world. In fact, it's a little cheesy. For best effect, turn it all the way down to the lowest brightness. I might even swap out the bulb for a lower wattage. However, the ambiance is still really nice, even though it is clearly not a real fire, and I like the option of having the flame effect on while the heat is off. This unit is in the bedroom.
This is a nice addition to the room. I use it in my office and I was surprised that the exterior is a metal of some sort, not the typical plastic that you see on low-end models. The flame is pretty good. I would have preferred if the logs flickered rather than remained solid, but that may just be a preference.It puts out serious heat. I like that it has a thermostat control built-in so that I don't have to turn on/off manually.
Answer: Yes, I have found that it does.  I have two electric heating units in my apartment.  I start my Duraflame when I get home and run it for 4-5 hours. It heats my whole apartment (850 sq ft) and I rarely turn on my heating units.  I live in NH so it gets cold! But my electric bill rarely get above $100 in the winter.  Previously, when using my heating units, the bill ran $150-200 in the winter months. I hope this helps.