I've been on the wood stoe side but was looking for something better soooo I Just bought an Earth woodsman 400 this past week for my 2000 sq ft raised rancher with an insulated basement. Stove is set on pad 80ft from its entrance into basement utility room. I have hot water baseboard heat. So that's my plan for heat. My current hot water heater/furnace is a trinity 150 combi which is an instant heater. It does the hot water and also the baseboard heat. I plan to run the pex lines into a 40 plate heat exchanger and then thru the propane furnace. My plumber says the wood boiler won't be able to do the domestic water without a holding tank anyone have experience or know if he's right. Sorry long post