Somewhat similar, my kitchen is more open than yours, my basement layout on the other hand is more closed up. What I did and so far has had a real good effect is relocate the HRV outlet in the same room as the stove in the basement. I run the HRV in eco or recirc(recommended when bitter cold outside) and the hot air is forced out of the family room then drawn up the stairwell by a ceiling fan in the split entrance and eventually to the HRV inlet in the hallway to the bedrooms. The HRV recuperates some heat before ejecting the air outside, and warms up the new air coming in. I should mention to you that your insurance will not likely support a pellet appliance as primary heat source, in my case the electric convectors are set to 17-18c. Where about outside Ottawa if you dont mind me asking?
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When we moved in, 2001, it had baseboards and we hated them, Hydro being reasonable at the time we switch to Convectair units as I did not want to convert to oil and lower my ceilings in the basement with all the ductwork etc. For air conditioning we used window units, again nasty with installing and removing every season, so 2 years ago we installed a Mitsubishi system and since we wanted 3 heads it had to be a HP. The Venmar installed in 92 ended being recalled just this year, they gave us a $200 towards a new HRV, the unit is day and night compared to the old one, nice fresh air. The first pellet stove was installed at the end of the winter, the second one will be inspected this week, the real test starts now.
