Thanks for the warning on the shortage of pellets. I will relay that to hubby. We did stock up, we got 500 pounds of pellets and 500 pounds of corn (it's a pellet/corn stove). But that may not be enough.

Yes, Christa, I think you're right about the rush because of rising gas/oil prices with the energy crisis -- our fireplace salesman said it got even crazier/busier after Hurricane Katrina down in LA.

Our first day using it, we had our furnace thermostat down to 65, yet the house still maintained a 73 degree temp. We have a remote-controlled thermostat within the stove so that's nice we can "slow it down" before it gets too warm. I'm looking forward to having this over the winter!

Andrea