Well I did it, after messing around with a 0028 defiant/ encore for a few years I took the plunge and got a brand new Defiant. It's nice. It's really really nice. It does everything and works just as it should. Now to the question. I am not impressed with how the flue collar meets the stove. There is a 1/8th inch gap in a few places around where the oval to round pipe adapter meets the cast oval outlet on the stove. I spent the extra $ and got the Vermont Castings oval to round adapter. It fits tight and I have it screwed in place but there is still a gap. Does anyone else have this? Should I pack it with some thin stoverope or just leave it alone?