New boiler for 2-family house

ll-john

Howdy -
I'm in contract to buy, renovate and rent out a 2-family house in Peekskill, NY. Current oil boiler (and chimney) is very old and in poor shape. System is 2-zones, one for each unit, with baseboards. Each unit is 3 bedrooms with one bath. Total house sqft is about 2500.

Some thoughts running through my mind:
- Installing 2x combi boilers and having tenants paying utilities will probably be techncially easy and reduce their energy usage vs. including heat/hw in the rent.
- Condensing and/or power-vent will let me avoid lining the badly degraded brick chimney

Love to hear any recommendations from the group!
John

j a_2

HTP, offers some great products

j a_2

Selecting the correct boiler and installing it correctly is the most important part...I am sure you know that

ll-john

Cool - I'm speaking with several plumbers and will ask specifically about the HTP. My inclination to go with combi is definitely on price, but also because I'd like to keep things simple and split the utilities out by unit. If I have a separate HW heater and boiler, that's 4x burners vs 2 that need maintenance etc. I definitely like the idea of a smaller boiler w/indirect or buffer tank. The ability to simplify the plumbing configuration is definitely appealing (avoid p+s piping and additional circulator?)

Thank you!

Rich_49

Including heat and hot water in this case may not be a bad thing . 1 boiler , 1 indirect water heater , 2 circs ( 1 for each apartment) . Spending 3 xs money to generate another gas bill is usually not prudent . it is done often though because of the money factor on a monthly basis . What are others charging or adding to rent for including heat and hot water ? Many possible tennants will see this as a bargain while all the while you could possibly have the lion's share of your gas bill paid by others without screwing them , might I add