Replacing an iol fired boiler

Leo

That is a tough question like what car should I buy. Get bids from local people that will be available to service it. Some guys may sell you something great but not be around to service it. If you go with an installer only, find out if your service company will service it.

A lot of people here are passionate about certain brands. Take your time and sort out the information, then find an installer you are comfortable with.

Leo

Brian_66

Replacing an oil- fired boiler

I am looking to replace a 40 year old Burnham oil-fired boiler. This was considered a top of the line boiler when the house was built in 1968. I am looking for suggestions on which brand to purchase? Price versus quality.
Thanks,
Brian

Robert O'Brien

You're buying the install

as much as you're buying the boiler.I would recommend a triple pass/indirect heater/ODR with the brand being the least important factor

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martin

Oil fired boiler

I think all the major mfgs. of oilers make quality products. The one major concern I always had with older oilers was cleaning them you had to take half the sheet metal off and run those tiny boiler brushes thru the flueways and you walked away looking like black sambo, and still got a haphazard cleaning job. thats when i ran into the Crown CT Series, with the swing away door and triple pass HX I can clean on in about 20 min and do a good job, and not have to go home for a shower afterwards. By being easy its more likely to get done and done well which is important in oil burners. I think most of the mfgs make a variant of this design now and I would never go back to the old style.

Steamhead (in transit)

I'm assuming this is a hot-water system

I agree a 3-pass boiler is the way to go. These are far easier to service than other designs. If you want to stay with Burnham- and there's no reason not to- the MPO series is a fine choice, it's a 3-pass unit that runs very quietly, has an AFUE of 87%, and did I mention it's very quiet?

Other 3-pass boilers are the Biasi, Buderus G115 and G215 series, Slant/Fin Eutectic, Solaia, Weil-McLain Ultra Oil and likely others I forgot to mention. The Biasi and Solaia boilers are similar, and can also be switched to gas by having a pro change the burner if you ever wanted to do that. You wouldn't have to buy a whole new boiler.

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