Touchstone Sideline Anti-Glare Screen-Front 50" 80013 Electric Fireplace - 1,500W Heater

Looks & Feels High End Like others, I browsed dozens of options. We chose this unit because of the no-smudge screen. With kids at home, this means no fingerprints on the glass—a HUGE benefit. For installation, I'll note that the face of the product is only removable if you remove the entire unit. This means repairs or access will be difficult in the future. It's also important to size your framing large enough to be able to slide the unit in and out. It's not quite as bright as I would like, particularly on sunny days, but it does have a nice glow in the evening. The heater and timer function is nice, but it's the heat up, rather than out. Depending on placement, this may heat your mantle or TV rather than your room. Overall, I have recommended this product to others. I personally think most electrical fireplaces look tacky, this one doesn't.

It's beautiful! My husband built the surround and it fit in nicely! It feels very cozy. Heat works great!

We absolutely love this electric fireplace. We were so sad that we moved to this condo and weren't allowed to have a gas fireplace, which we used all the time through fall and winter. This one is a great alternative that looks so realistic and even has a heater if we want to use. So nice to snuggle in front of our fake fire through those cold winter nights. Our Grandsone who is an electrician easily assembled it. What a great value for the money.

Love, love, love our fireplace. It arrived on time and in good condition. We have temporarily hung it on the wall with the bracket that came with it (quick and easy) but plan to install as recessed when we have more time. It allows 3 flame choices and we love the blue and orange combination and we use the logs not the crystals. It looks sooooo real. We bought the mess screen and are really happy that we did. We don't use the heater very often but when we do it is just to "stand by the fire and warm up" and it works great for that. Reminds me of when we were kids playing in the snow and we would come in by the fireplace to thaw out. We would definitely buy this again!

great fireplace looks very real and its price is good, i bought the one with the metal mesh which makes it look more real.

It looks great and was easy to install. The bezel could be a little larger so the hole it fits in does not need to be so precise. One issue is an annoying grinding noise when the flames are on. I have contacted the company to see what they will do for me. It is under warranty still. Updated***** I sent the company a video with the noise it was making and they sent me a new unit, no questions. The new one is perfectly quiet.

Took almost a year to build the fireplace surround, but once I had the dimensions I was able to get to work! The metal face works great with the natural stone. I would say the flames are not as impressive as other models from touchstone homes but the steel was really what we wanted. In the basement it does a great job of producing heat. Still need to finish the rest of the basement, but the focal point is complete!

Installation instructions were contradictory and incorrect for the model I purchased. Instructions refer to a glass panel but this model does not come with a glass panel. The front panel is held in place with hooked tabs. None of the tabs lined up with the mating slots on the fireplace. I had to struggle for hours trying to get everything back in alignment. Once the front panel is installed the instructions say to insert 2 screws in the the two upper tabs on the fireplace. However, once the front panel is installed the upper tabs are not accessible. Very frustrating. I had to make a couple of custom brackets to secure the top of the front cover to the fireplace. Once I finally got beyond those issues, the fireplace looks nice and operates well. Touchstone needs to update their instructions/ procedures for the 80013 model.