Question about pellet stove heat

[Davex123]

I live in a 30 year old 20 by 50 one story house in Nova Scotia Canada. My basement consists of a 4 foot concrete wall and a 4 foot knee wall. Only the basement knee wall is insulated by r20.The basement is mostly open.I have r12 in the upper floor walls and r50 in the attic. I have been heating the entire house very well for many years with a Enterprise Fawcett nighthawk wood stove that puts out 60,000 btu .It is installed in the far end of the basement. Average winter temps are from zero to -15 deg c. I want to remove the wood stove in the basement and install a pellet stove. I do not want the pellet stove on the main floor. I have been looking at the cab 50 by Heatilator and the Drolet eco 65 stoves. My question is this......

Are these pellet stoves strictly space heaters?
Can I heat my house with these pellet stoves? Will it be comfortable?



http://www.costco.ca/Drolet-ECO-65-Pellet-Stove.product.100002986.html

http://www.heatilatorecochoice.com/products/details.asp?cat=pellet-stoves&f=cab50

 

[john193]

This setup isn't the most ideal.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/pellet-stove-in-the-basement-questions.70077/

 

[whlago]

Curious why you want the pellet stove in the basement. It is comfortable heat but I'm sure people with experience will tell you that you'll have a tough time heating the house from the basement. I believe the ideal situation would be to find a place for the pellet stove in your living space and keep your wood stove to have as a backup. I'm sure when Smokey wakes up from his nap he'll chime in