Never turned on my heat in my new house WOOD burning insert oh yeah baby! Chopping wood never hurt the biceps either lol! Plus I get the wood for free from the fallen trees in my woods. I have radiant heat but it has never been turned on. Also got heated floors with like that plastic orange tubing but that has never been turned on either. The wood burning insert is the best thing ever made. It makes my house so toasty and warm love it. The smell of burning Red Oak smells wonderful too.