Long story short, we have a Harman P43 upstairs. It's an alright stove and I'm not a super fan of it but it gets the job done. We have a wood stove downstairs in the unfinished basement. It's an Arrow stove from the 90's. It can't hold much wood and we have to get 12-14" cuts to use it properly. It does heat the basement with it's blower attachment but it's not efficient and it does not heat for long. We had LVT flooring installed in the basement and the company did not mention anything about it being temperature sensitive so we ended up with a bunch of warped tiles. They are saying it's because we are not maintaining a steady temperature. They are denying warranty and we are fighting it because they never mentioned anything regarding temps and we did not want to have a basement that's heated 24/7 as it's underground and stays at 55 or higher. If they had mentioned the temperature part we would have chosen a different tile. But ANYWAYS, now we have to keep the basement at a steady 65 or higher during winter so we are opting for a second pellet stove to use when we are not home to load the wood stove.
We had a Castle Serenity in the old house and loved that thing as it did not use alot of pellets and was super easy to clean but it seems the price that used to be $800 is now $1200-$1400.
I have not done extensive research on what's out there nowadays and our local stove shop closed up so I'm gonna see what you guys recommend. Should we go with the same Castle stove or try something else? Our budget we hope is no higher than $1500, but the lesser the better. We aren't looking for the best of the best as it's going to run only when we aren't home.
What would you guys recommend to heat a open concept basement to 65 or higher and not eat as many pellets as the Harman?
We had a Castle Serenity in the old house and loved that thing as it did not use alot of pellets and was super easy to clean but it seems the price that used to be $800 is now $1200-$1400.
I have not done extensive research on what's out there nowadays and our local stove shop closed up so I'm gonna see what you guys recommend. Should we go with the same Castle stove or try something else? Our budget we hope is no higher than $1500, but the lesser the better. We aren't looking for the best of the best as it's going to run only when we aren't home.
What would you guys recommend to heat a open concept basement to 65 or higher and not eat as many pellets as the Harman?
