Hi Everyone, I am new to the site. I was told you guys really know your stuff and came recommended. My husband and I live in the mountains of NC. We are floridians so we don't know much about heating here. We have a 2800 sf house, 1500 new construction, the rest very old. It was grandpa's cabin, but it has been updated with insulation, new windows, ect. We took the very old gas furnace out which was in the L/R and on the floor. Central air/heat was put in. Well, the last few winters were cold and we paid through the nose for the useless heat pump. We supplemented with portable kerosene, pain. We did have a wood stove in another house here before we moved to grandpa's. We have researched and can't decide on what source of heat to use. We are looking at economics and efficiency. We have considered a pellet stove but see that it costs around 140.00 to run on electric. The stairs from the basement runs up the middle of the house so a wood burner would heat the downstairs and upstairs, except the two bedrooms. We just don't know which way to go. The drawbacks for a wood burner is the work of course, hate that the house freezes by morning. We are willing to go that route if need be. We do still have the problems with the bedrooms. We do have gas still for our cooking stove and a local company will lock you in at a set rate if you purchase in the summer. Thank you for any input.