I have Quad MT Vernon...LOVE IT! Thinking about buying Heatilator PS50 for father in law for christmas. Never heard of it before this week. Hubs has 5 brothers telling us to pick the best stove (cheap, of course) b/c we are the only ones w/ a stove. Narrowed it down to Heatilator PS50 based on price, looks, and higher BTU's and its more simple than other stoves. Also Forums here seem to be pretty happy with Heatilator brand. So my purpose here is to double check if I am picking a good stove that really does heat well (hoping to get 1500 sqft on not much more than medium power). I guess it does not have heat exchanger like my Quad, is that a big deal? Does it break down alot. Also I have read that it is noisy (a few have mentioned they would not put it in a room w/ TV). Mine makes some blowing noise but its acceptable. Is the PS50 louder than that. Is it easy to maintain/clean (we have self clean firepot). Thanks for any advice/comments/concerns.