Ok, been a woodburner for a while, so now my second post in the Pellet forum.
Basically, I am finishing up on a family room in our basement, and am wondering if a pellet stove might be a good choice for our situation. The room will be 460 sq feet, and fairly open. Basement walls have rigid foam insulation 1" (R5), then studs, then R13 batt in between the studs. Ceiling will be a drop ceiling, and in between the ceiling and first floor R19 in installed. Heat loss calculation came up appx 21000btuh, so I was thinking that perhaps a small pellet stove might work well in our situation. (My other heating choice would be a third zone on our oil boiler, but a third zone for only 450 feet seems a bit overkill)
I really don't need a large pellet stove, as right now the temps in the basement are running 56-59 degrees, and this is without the R13 in the studs as I am just finishing up the framing. Would a small pellet stove be overkill for this situation?
Basically, I am finishing up on a family room in our basement, and am wondering if a pellet stove might be a good choice for our situation. The room will be 460 sq feet, and fairly open. Basement walls have rigid foam insulation 1" (R5), then studs, then R13 batt in between the studs. Ceiling will be a drop ceiling, and in between the ceiling and first floor R19 in installed. Heat loss calculation came up appx 21000btuh, so I was thinking that perhaps a small pellet stove might work well in our situation. (My other heating choice would be a third zone on our oil boiler, but a third zone for only 450 feet seems a bit overkill)
I really don't need a large pellet stove, as right now the temps in the basement are running 56-59 degrees, and this is without the R13 in the studs as I am just finishing up the framing. Would a small pellet stove be overkill for this situation?