We chose this stove for it's simplicity of required maintenance. What ever search we conducted, this stove was rated #1.We read tge instruction manual online to make sure this stove was for us.Wood heat is our main source of heat during the winter and we need dependability. This stove is replacing a 17 year cast iron that had catalytic issues yearly.. We are looking forward to using the Drolet. We have 1 issue of a broken baffle and fire brick. We will contact CS.