Just wanted to "share the Joy"! We finally got a new to us used Vermont Casting Intrepid II, model 1308. It looks like it was hardly ever used. It is supposed to heat 1200 sq feet, hope it does! Our home is 1300 sq feet, but insulated well. It is the "mild weather stove here." We have an older Crosswinds Wood Energy Corp. wood furnace in the basement, but i think it is over kill for our home. Unless it's about 20 degrees or colder, we are roasting up and opening windows. Or letting the fire go out 3 times a day. The vermont is for when it is cold enough to need some heat, and power outages. We needed something for when it's about 35 degrees or warmer. Hope we made a good choice! Now to get it hooked up! Hooking it up into our fireplace. Hope it was a good choice as this is some uncharted territory for us!