This has brought together our fireplace beautifully and is also excellent at heating our large living room. It’s taken a bit of a back forth to get the wood loads correct and my basic fire building skills are also partly responsible for this… This may also be down to the wood, you really do need to ensure that you’re using well seasoned wood! One thing to note was the delivery - it was just one guy and the unit was 400lb+ so either make sure you’ve got some help to move it (like 4/5 people) or whoever is installing the unit is prepared to move it for you. We love this though, would definitely recommend.