I went to Lowe's tonight and got a good look at this monster.. My BigE looks like its little brother compared to this. I really like the ash pan and the burn pot design which looks like it will catch all the pellets unlike my BigE.. The unit looks like it is very well built compared to my breckwell.. I would have bought it if I didn't have already purchased my Breckwell... Can anyone compare the two as far as what puts out more heat,noise etc.. The one thing that turned me off about it is the outside air kit is recommended. Is this necessary? my BigE runs fine without it.. There would be no way for me to run it because of the location of my hearth and venting..