Looking into a pellet stove for my 1700 sq ft raised ranch. Stove insert will be going into fireplace in the basement. I would like this to be my primary heat source, since my oil furnace really doens't heat the downstairs at all. I use around 600 gal of oil a winter to keep the upstairs around 65, and since the downstairs only has one heat vent, that stays around 50-55 I would guess. The furnace intake is across the room from the fireplace, so i'm hoping if the downstairs gets around 70, then i can kick the furnace fan on once in a while and it'll distribute the heat upstairs. The two stoves that i've been looking at are: Tasman 40i for around $1200, and a Osburn 35-MF for around $1700. Anything good/bad about these stoves?? I'm completely new and really don't know that much.