Our biggest problem is heating. We would freeze in winter without them. DD is already coughing at night because its getting chilly during the night.
This is why we prefer a wood fire & are lucky enough to have one. Not often they come up in a rental.
My parents had 3 when we were kids, lol. (Sometimes 4!) One in the loungeroom, pot belly in the family room, pot belly in the shed & occasionally we would light up the combustion oven in the kitchen too. I loved it. (Not so great for the environment I spose... but nothing really is is it?)

I'm going to ask what the chances are of our landlord having solar hot water installed too, while the rebates are out there.