Having had the Dimplex RB30FG since Monday, December 04, 2023, I installed it as a hardwired 240V, built in, and running 3 days now. It looks great and heats well. My wife and I like the look of the pseudo flames and the background of faux brick. The instructions for the remote functions leave a little to be improved upon but the remote and onboard touch controls work well. At first the remote would not work and it turns out that Dimplex provided included a dead 2032 battery. I put in one of my own and the remote worked. When we chose this fireplace, I had read many reviews that said the fireplace fan was noisy. It is much noisier than two previous gas fireplaces we have had in two other homes we have owned over the years. Both the previous gas fireplaces were built in and had almost inaudible fans. One was a large 40,000 BTU unit and was silent with the fan running. Why Dimplex chose to use the noisy fans is a mystery to me. It is so easy to design and/or choose a fan unit that is very quiet. My background in engineering tells me this was either not properly vetted when designed, or purposely done to save money in manufacture. Dimplex, please secure and supply a quiet fan that can be retrofitted in these units. Over all we like the fireplace and would recommend it to others with the caveat that it is noisy when the fan is on.
Rating:
[2 of 5 Stars!]