Codes vary a great deal from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, so it's hard to tell what they may be in your (usually municipal) area.

These heating systems have become better known in recent years, but a few years ago they were rather new and a number of areas didn't quite know how to deal with them.

Some went the route of wood-fired stoves, which are somewhat riskier, but this type of heater is better known now.

Insurance companies love them, for they don't produce creosote, so there are no chimney fires.

I'm inclined to doubt whether you'll face a restriction on having one in your bedroom.

But I question the wisdom.

I keep heat lower in the kitchen, for I'm usually moving, there, but warmer in the living room for reading, watching TV, etc. , or in the area where I'm sitting at my desk, computer, etc.

Most of us like to sleep in a bedroom that's somewhat cooler than the rest of the house, but have higher levels of warmth in areas where we operate while awake.

As most folks' bedrooms aren't the size of a maharajah's, I'm thinking that they might have a hard time finding a stove small enough to avoid developing so much heat that it'd drive them out of the bedroom - unless you have good circulation. But most of us like to sleep with the bedroom door shut.

Ask the guys at www.grainstove_inc.com (maybe without the underline).

They told me around Christmas that they were 20 weeks behind in production.

I'm sure that you'll like your grain-fired heater.

Before you buy, make sure that you know what fuels it's licensed to burn.

I sold one brand about 15 years ago.

ole joyful

thanks for the info, ole joyful.

The one we're looking at burns both corn/wheat and wood pellets, although we'll pretty much stick with corn.

I agree about people keeping bedroom doors shut, but that's why we'd having venting to the other three rooms on the second floor. But you are probably right that it would be overkill.