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Best water vapour fireplace

Updated: October 2026

You want a shortlist tied to a room, not all twelve amazon.co.uk rows. The best water vapour fireplace in this set is the Gosford when you want the largest review pile, the Fortrose when the hearth is wide, or the Bayport when you want the small 58 cm body at the lowest Dimplex price here. Inserts with no review line stay off that list. Prices and stars are from 15 October 2026. The full table is the [water vapour fireplace comparison](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/water-vapour-fireplace). Products Compared used the stored UK review themes and the listing fields. There was no lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want a shortlist tied to a room, not all twelve amazon.co.uk rows.

Our top picks

Dimplex Dimplex Fortrose Optimyst

Best overall

Dimplex Dimplex Fortrose Optimyst
6.7/10about £576
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Dimplex Dimplex Gosford Optimyst

Rank 2

Dimplex Dimplex Gosford Optimyst
8.1/10about £639
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Dimplex Dimplex Bayport Optimyst

Best value

Dimplex Dimplex Bayport Optimyst
7.9/10about £419
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  1. 1.Best when you want the largest review pile
  2. 2.Best when you want the larger body
  3. 3.Best when the hearth is the small 58 cm class
  4. 4.What not to call a top pick

Best when you want the largest review pile

The Dimplex Gosford, B00YREEYRU, is the only large sample: 4.4 from 590 reviews, with 34 UK texts stored. It is listed as freestanding or built-in, with a 1 kW or 2 kW fan and a flame that can run alone. The capture price was £639. Reviewers often say visitors took the mist for a real log burner, including where a chimney was not practical. The fan is too loud for television for some owners. Fills run from about 5 hours to about 10 hours, against a bullet of up to 8 hours. Log mouldings have arrived broken. One heater stopped within 24 days. Another household changed the transducer after about four years, which is one home, not a service life. The warranty is one year unless you register a further year. Leave it if the hearth is narrow or the room must stay quiet.

Best when you want the larger body

The Dimplex Fortrose, B09SRJX5RN, is the wide stove: 39 × 62 × 66 cm and 20.8 kg, at £576, with 1 kW or 2 kW, a thermostat, and a listed 20 m². Amazon shows 4.5 from 52 reviews. The star average is higher than the Gosford’s. The count is much smaller, so it does not replace the Gosford as the evidence pick. Glass doors fog. One review cites a door sticker that says to open the doors, and says the guide does not mention it. Assembly is called fiddly, and the heat is said not to match a large log burner in a big room. The power field prints 130 W beside 2 kW. The listed warranty is two years. Choose it when the hearth takes 62 cm of width and you will wipe the glass. Skip it for a small alcove.
Dimplex Dimplex Fortrose Optimyst

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Dimplex Dimplex Fortrose Optimyst
6.7/10about £576
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Best when the hearth is the small 58 cm class

The Dimplex Bayport, B0BVZGV991, is 28 × 44 × 58 cm and 11.6 kg, at £419, with 1 kW and 2 kW, a thermostat, and a listed 25 m². It is 4.0 from 120 reviews. That is the second-largest sample, at the lowest Dimplex price in the set. Reviewers call the mist realistic. Refills are daily, or every 3 to 4 hours in constant use. Empty-tank errors appear with a full tank. Feet arrived loose, the white lead is called short, and remotes have been missing. It suits you if you will seat the sump and accept a top-up. It is a poor match if you want mist all day on one fill. The Evandale is the same footprint at £445, with 3.8 from 24 reviews. The Willowbrook is £454, at 3.9 from 59 reviews. Skip the Willowbrook if the door must stay clear.

What not to call a top pick

A shortlist here needs a heater claim you can read and a review count you can lean on. B0GH7BK73V at £266.80 says no heat, says it must be wired, and its only review is a refund for the wrong size. B0FYFSJ9MT at £221.99 has one review about placement and a hum, and no stated heater. B0HG557ZPB at £198.88 prints two sizes and both “Gas Powered” and an electric mist. The EZBHIZ at £167.99 has no review line, and the material field says Wood. If you will not refill and descale, leave the Optimyst stoves as well. An LED flame with no tank is outside these twelve ASINs.

Common questions

Which listing has enough reviews to lean on?
The Gosford, at 4.4 from 590, is the only large sample. The Bayport’s 4.0 from 120 can support a small-stove choice. The Fortrose’s 4.5 from 52 and the Willowbrook’s 3.9 from 59 are usable if you keep the smaller counts in view. The Evandale’s 24 ratings are a thin file. One five-star review is not a lean.
Is the dearest stove the one for a small hearth?
The Gosford at £639 is 48 cm wide and 62 cm high. The small hearth here is the Bayport or the Evandale, 44 cm wide and 58 cm high. A higher price does not shrink the body. If the alcove is tight, start with the 58 cm class and use the Gosford only when 48 cm of width is free and you want the larger review pile.
Why not the £168 insert with no reviews?
The EZBHIZ at £167.99 has no customer-review line. The material field says Wood, and the bullets also say recessed while the installation field says wall mount. The Bayport costs more and tells you the heater, the size, and what 120 reviewers argued about.
Who should skip Optimyst entirely?
Skip it if you will not use filtered water and clean the sump. The care sheet expects that upkeep. An LED flame with nothing to fill is the other choice. Also skip Optimyst if you need heat and the insert in front of you states that it does not heat.
What is a fair skip for the Willowbrook?
Skip it when the door must stay clear. Stored reviews say the glass mists on a low flame, and one owner leaves the door open. Also skip it if a missing or dead remote would stop the first evening. The mist itself is often praised, so the skip is the glass and the remote.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the Dimplex care sheet, read with the amazon.co.uk listings on 15 October 2026.

  1. Dimplex Optimyst collection (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  2. Dimplex Fortrose Optimyst electric stove (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  3. Dimplex Optimyst maintenance guide (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  4. Approved Document J: combustion appliances and fuel storage (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  5. Smoke control area rules (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  6. Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, regulation 35 (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  7. Approved Document P: electrical safety in dwellings (retrieved 15 October 2026)
  8. Electrical Safety First: portable heaters (retrieved 15 October 2026)