Best bang for the buck in small, not high end house - oil heat

chowman

Hello all,

So my son has a small 950sq ft house with a old Franklin in need of replacing. So I been trying to read all discussions and kind of do my own Consumer Reports of boilers to determine best bang for the dollar with decent reliability and fuel usage. The house is a modest starter, so not looking anything high end or big $$$.

We know there's lots of good products and lots of good opinions, but it's definitely pretty hard to organize.

So I figure a modest boiler with a 40gal indirect. My tech is suggesting the smallest (85k btu) Burnham RSA. He likes the RSA and figures the cold start would save fuel in the long run.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated, thx

EBEBRATT-Ed

Williamson/Weil Mclain is ok. Also Slant Finn. Personally not a Burnham fan.

Steamhead

What is the house's heat loss at design outdoor temperature?

newagedawn

peerless wbv

HVACNUT

The Burnham RSA is a dry base steel boiler.
IMO, spend a few extra $ and go with cast iron.
You can still use a cold start aquastat being there's going to be an indirect.

Peerless WBV 3 with a Riello F3 would be my base, reliable choice.
The package boiler is supplied with a Hydrostat 3250 Plus aquastat and has boiler reset capabilities.

Robert O'Brien

http://energykinetics.com/ascent-combi-boiler/

Or the smallest triple pass boiler available