This pellet stove is just as awesome as ones I was looking at for $3,000 more! I was worried about it being loud like my last one, but it is super quiet! A box fan on the low setting is probably twice as loud or more. It puts out a time of heat with all the heat exchangers. Super easy to clean. Always ignites. Easy to operate. The only two things I don’t like is how loud the beep is when you push a button to change the settings and the lid area to fill the hopper is a tad on the small side. But for the price savings and everything else that’s great about it, I can live with it.