Hey all, I live in central NH and we’ll be putting in a wood burning fireplace insert in this year. It will be to supplement radiant floor heat on the main level and forced hot water baseboard on the second level. It won’t be the primary heat source (unless oil goes up to $10 a gallon this year…). The fireplace is actually in the dining room / kitchen area. The house is a cape style probably 1700 sq. feet and very well insulated with new windows, etc. It holds heat well and is not drafty at all. Right now I’m split between the Osburn 1700 and the Osburn 2000. I have no problem with the price difference but I was told by my installer that it’s better to have a small stove that works harder then a large stove that you burn small fires in and let smolder because they will build up creosote much more when not running at full potential. But at the same time, the larger 2000 seems like it will have longer burn times, take bigger wood and can be more easily loaded both NS and EW. Plus my fireplace is fairly large and it will look better proportioned. Curious what you Gus think about what my installer said about a smaller stove being potentially better in my case, especially for supplemental heat. Thanks!