I've been in and/or around the heating stove business for over twenty years, my in-laws own a company who sells 'em like crazy.....DON'T buy a pellet stove. The fuel cost is high, if pellets get wet in storage they break down and can't be used, the stoves themselves have a habit of breaking down as there are a lot of moving parts that have to work right. They heat more like a furnace than a wood stove or gas stove, no radiant heat. Too many problems.