Customer Reviews

Excellent heat source and piece of furniture Review by GL

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I absolutely LOVE this fireplace. My husband and I just moved into a new home in North Vancouver Island. The neighborhood that we bought in does not have natural gas and we were looking for a good option for a fireplace. We didnt want to go with an electric fireplace or baseboard heating because of the Cost and my husband has a harder time with wood due to a few old sports injuries.

Anyway - we first saw these Ethanol fireplaces at a tradeshow in Nanaimo and were amazed at the amount of heat that was coming off of them. The sales guy showed us how easy they were to use and move around. Our biggest concern was with the ventilation, so we did some research on Ethanol fuel and found that its extremely clean burning and doesnt need extra venting.

Anyhow, we finally decided to go with one and we choose the SEK model of the Bioflame. This Fireplace is spectacular, it is the perfect centerpiece between our livingroom and kitchen area and we have it nestled in between two bookshelves with a grantie top over the fireplace and the shelves and it warms up the entire space.

I was a little worried about how to turn it on and off, but adding the fuel is simple with the No Spill container and turning it off is easy too with the extended handle that is used to close the burner off.

One thing that we do find is its better not to add too much because if you don't light it up, even when the burner is closed the fuel will evaporate eventually.

Well anyway. We love it! We use it every night in the Fall and Winter and Spring - just not as much in the summer. So if anyone wants a great alternative heat source that is easy to use and looks great! I'd recommend one of these. We went with the Bioflame because they are in Canada, the cost of the unit was a couple of thousand dollars, but we feel like its saved us money already compared to electrical and its soooo much nicer than wood, I love wood fireplaces too, but the smoke and the effort - whew!

Well anyway, like I said we love this and would recommend it to anyone. Worth every penny, it looks great and adds a lot of warmth to our home. (Posted on 10/26/10)