Optimyst 66

Flames all year long—heat only when you want it. Quick Facts • Heating Capacity: 0–400 sq ft • Viewing Area: 64-1/4″ wide fire • Fuel: Electric—the flame itself is water vapor and light. • Controls: Mobile app, remote, or hidden touch panel. • Fan: Included (fan-forced heater with Eco and Boost modes). Who It’s For You want a fire in the room, but a real one means fuel, venting, and heat you can’t use in July—and most electric flames give themselves away the moment someone gets close. You need a fire that looks alive without behaving like one. If you’re after a five-foot fire you can run 365 days a year , the Dimplex Optimyst 66 Linear is the one. Choose a standard electric instead and you’ll get a flame image on glass; this one fills the opening with mist that moves like real fire and smoke. What Makes It Special The flame is Dimplex’s patented Optimyst effect: fine mist lit from below by LEDs , so the fire has real depth—it curls, it drifts, and no two flame shapes are ever the same . Nothing burns, so you can turn the heat off entirely and let the fire earn its place in the room in August as much as in January. When you do want warmth, Dimplex rates the fan-forced heater to warm up to 1,000 sq ft; in most rooms, expect up to 400 sq ft, depending on climate and layout. That’s enough to hold the room you actually live in while the furnace idles at a baseline. You run all of it from the couch with the remote, the Flame Connect app, or the hidden touch panel. Because the flame runs on water, the unit is designed to connect to your water line for continuous operation , and an overflow sensor shuts the supply off automatically to prevent leaks. It ships with acrylic crystals and a driftwood ember bed, and it’s backed by a 2-year limited warranty. Possible Downsides • Supplemental heat, not primary heat —plan on up to 400 sq ft in most rooms, not a whole floor. • The plumb kit for continuous water supply is a separate accessory , not included in the box. • It builds into a framed wall and requires a fresh air inlet , so plan on finish work as part of installation. If you want a fire that looks alive with nothing burning behind it, the Optimyst 66 is the right decision. The room it’s in becomes the room the house lives in. Ember beds run from tumbled glass and river rocks to acrylic crystals, and faux-wood log sets from split logs to beach and chunky driftwood, so the fire can match the room you already have.