Dimplex Oakmead Suite Optiflame Electric Fireplace

Not at all — the Dimplex Oakmead Suite is fully electric, so there's nothing to burn and nothing to vent. That means no chimney, no flue, and no ventilation work, which opens up rooms a traditional fire could never go near, from a flat with no chimney breast to an internal wall.

The Dimplex Oakmead Suite is a freestanding fireplace suite, so you can position it wherever suits your room. There's no chimney, flue, or ventilation work involved, so it's a genuinely straightforward addition to a room rather than a renovation project.

Yes — flip the heat off and the flame keeps going. The Dimplex Oakmead Suite's flame-only setting means it's just as much at home creating atmosphere on a warm summer evening as it is throwing out heat in December.

Everything on the Dimplex Oakmead Suite is in your hands via the controls on the front of the unit, letting you dial the flame and heat in independently to match the moment. It has a variable thermostat, so heat adjusts smoothly rather than in fixed steps.

The Dimplex Oakmead Suite puts out 2kW of adjustable warmth — enough for genuine everyday heating, not just a token gesture, with the flexibility to ease it back for gentler background warmth or turn it up when the room really needs it.

The Dimplex Oakmead Suite uses Dimplex's Optiflame technology, layering LED effects to create a flickering, moving flame display with real presence in a room — all without smoke, fuel, or upkeep. Realism is always a bit subjective with flame effects, so it's worth watching a demo if you can before deciding it's the look for your space.