i defiantly dont want to buy an undersized stove but is there any benefit to buying a stove thats recommended for a larger home? my house is 1600 sqft, not big. it looks like the epa stoves need to run at a decent heat level to do what they are suppose to-low emission/high efficiency. i am wondering if i were to get a stove that had a 3 cu.ft. firebox and i ran it choked down a little more to take advantage of a much longer burn time, would it become inefficient in producing heat and reducing emissions? i was looking at the jotul olso f500, the lopi endeavor, and some of the englanders are hard to ignore at their prices. these stoves have around 2.2 cu.ft. fireboxes, i see they are advertised to burn 8-10 hours but is this effective heat or untill the coals go out? there is just too many options and not knowing the price of most stoves makes narrowing my chioces very hard. i am currently thousands of miles away so i just cant hop in the car too see them myself. i guess to sum up this -- is a 3.0 cu.ft too big too benefit from in my size house? i dont want an over grown wood eating heater