New to pellet

[tea]

We bought a house at the end of winter last year.

We have a Harman p68 working in basement.

However, we have empty fireplace on the main floor... which has cathedral like ceiling open to upper beds rooms.

Am I better off moving the Harman Pellet Stove to the main floor?
Will it heat a larger area there?

The only other heat we have in this area is oil/forced which I would like to use very little this year.

If I move it we might backfill the basement with a lesser model.

Any thoughts are appreciated!
Thanks

 

[Dataman]

We bought a house at the end of winter last year.

We have a Harman p68 working in basement.

However, we have empty fireplace on the main floor... which has cathedral like ceiling open to upper beds rooms.

Am I better off moving the Harman Pellet Stove to the main floor?
Will it heat a larger area there?

The only other heat we have in this area is oil/forced which I would like to use very little this year.

If I move it we might backfill the basement with a lesser model.

Any thoughts are appreciated!
Thanks

Are you doing the Work or paying for it. Me I would just get another pellet stove. Heat Rises. But is the P68 stand alone model or Insert? If Stand Alone how's it going to fit?

 

[rich2500]

your always best off having the stove closest to where you want the most heat.

 

[gutlo]

A great way to start heating with pellets! Move the P68 upstairs and put a P43 in the basement. That should get you through the winter warm and comfy.

 

[Battleman13]

Empty fireplace? Like a spot where there should be one, but isn't? Or a spot that has one, that you don't use?

If it is a fireplace, your probably better off using it as a fireplace. The pellet stove isn't going to offer results much
different (especially an insert model) than the fireplace will.

I don't know about putting a free standing stove into a fireplace flue....

 

[Dataman]

Empty fireplace? Like a spot where there should be one, but isn't? Or a spot that has one, that you don't use?

If it is a fireplace, your probably better off using it as a fireplace. The pellet stove isn't going to offer results much
different (especially an insert model) than the fireplace will.

I don't know about putting a free standing stove into a fireplace flue....

Sounds like nightmare of Smoke Leaking and such. If stove downstairs is free standing, it would be wiser for new Insert. I have friend with Insert and it heats quite well. Over heated to me (Wood). I would think Pellet insert would be PIA for cleaning. Having to drag it out and redo pipe every ton of pellets.