rose123
Jan 24, 2007, 01:29 PM
I'm in the process of getting information on replacing my oil boiler. 29 years. It is currently in a small enclosed space outside my home. It is 140,000 btus. The hot water is coil in the boiler. So the boiler is running all year -- with very low demand for hot water -- 1 person home. The price of oil is about $2.50 per gallon.
I have a basement and would like the new unit to be placed there. All the necessary pipes originate from the basement. Electricity is also available. I recently learned about indirect venting boilers. The oil tank is in the basement. Gas is not available in our community.
Questions: I have 1,200 sq ft space -- 120 linear ft baseboard -- lots of windows and lots of sun -- my calculations indicate that 140,000 it twice the btu's I need even with heating hot water and all the glass???? All windows are dual glass. I can't image that I need more than 100,000 btus
My demand for hot water is low --- and it seems the coil system is very inefficient based on my need/demand. My boiler is running all year. What about flash hot water heaters. And, of course, their is price -- the price range for just replacing the oil boiler varies by thousands of dollars . I've watched 3 boilers replaced by neighbors and it takes approx. 5 - 6 hours but less than a day????. A new boiler Weil McClain is about $2k for 140k btu --- Why would this cost $5,000 or more with installation?
My neighbors have replaced what they have -- back into that little room -- So all heat that's generated is lost? None of this makes sense to me??? Help - this is a new area and I'm at the bottom of my learning curve.
I have a basement and would like the new unit to be placed there. All the necessary pipes originate from the basement. Electricity is also available. I recently learned about indirect venting boilers. The oil tank is in the basement. Gas is not available in our community.
Questions: I have 1,200 sq ft space -- 120 linear ft baseboard -- lots of windows and lots of sun -- my calculations indicate that 140,000 it twice the btu's I need even with heating hot water and all the glass???? All windows are dual glass. I can't image that I need more than 100,000 btus
My demand for hot water is low --- and it seems the coil system is very inefficient based on my need/demand. My boiler is running all year. What about flash hot water heaters. And, of course, their is price -- the price range for just replacing the oil boiler varies by thousands of dollars . I've watched 3 boilers replaced by neighbors and it takes approx. 5 - 6 hours but less than a day????. A new boiler Weil McClain is about $2k for 140k btu --- Why would this cost $5,000 or more with installation?
My neighbors have replaced what they have -- back into that little room -- So all heat that's generated is lost? None of this makes sense to me??? Help - this is a new area and I'm at the bottom of my learning curve.