Oil Usage calculation

pecmsg

1100 Gals of oil used yearly. Indirect HW heater. What's the calculation to convert to BTU's?

STEVEusaPA

152,761,574 btu's
1100 x 139,000

If you're trying to do a heat loss off it I would need your zip code.

pecmsg

STEVEusaPA said:

152,761,574 btu's
1100 x 139,000

If you're trying to do a heat loss off it I would need your zip code.

11971

R Mannino

On Long Island if you multiply gallons by 55 it gets you a WAG. It sounds crude but it works. My house uses 600 gallons a year, give or take. My house has has 80 feet of S/F baseboard, so the numbers jive. Radiation 40,000. WAG heat loss 33,000. Still waiting for someone to make a small enough boiler.

Robert O'Brien

https://hydronicshub.com/heat-loss-calculation-on-every-residential-boiler-replacement

STEVEusaPA

Making some assumptions...I didn't have DDay entered in for the tip of the Island, I figured New Haven was close enough.




P.S Hey @Robert O'Brien did you get the files I sent you?

Jamie Hall

You guys cheat. As a way to get a building's heat loss, that works just fine! But you do need a reasonably accurate fuel usage...

STEVEusaPA

Jamie Hall said:

You guys cheat. As a way to get a building's heat loss, that works just fine! But you do need a reasonably accurate fuel usage...

He said 1100 gallons...

pecmsg

this young man helped on the beach house project so I’ll return the favor. 

I told him I’d sizing and help with the piping design. 

The HW is supplied by a zone valve. During the summer they run the 1st floor circ to get HW. 

I get to play with the pro press again  

STEVEusaPA

Well even if I'm off the smallest boiler will be a little too big. Maybe it's time to pop in an EK.

pecmsg

Moneys a bit tight but that’s my next post. Manufactures. My rough estimates were 80K input. 

Robert_25

What is the story with the thimble for the flue pipe? Looks strange in the picture. Masonry chimney?

pecmsg

Robert_25 said:

What is the story with the thimble for the flue pipe? Looks strange in the picture. Masonry chimney?

I’m afraid to open it and find out. There is a clean out next to it that was for the fireplace that’s sealed with fiberglass. 

EdTheHeaterMan

R Mannino said:

On Long Island if you multiply gallons by 55 it gets you a WAG. It sounds crude but it works. My house uses 600 gallons a year, give or take. My house has has 80 feet of S/F baseboard, so the numbers jive. Radiation 40,000. WAG heat loss 33,000. Still waiting for someone to make a small enough boiler.

You need to put on an addition, or sell some capacity to a neighbor.

Just trying to think outside the box

Mr.Ed


LOL

STEVEusaPA

R Mannino said:

On Long Island if you multiply gallons by 55 it gets you a WAG. It sounds crude but it works. My house uses 600 gallons a year, give or take. My house has has 80 feet of S/F baseboard, so the numbers jive. Radiation 40,000. WAG heat loss 33,000. Still waiting for someone to make a small enough boiler.

They make small boilers that fire with a .17 nozzle.
Just not in America.

R Mannino

They make small boilers that fire with a .17 nozzle.
Just not in America.

I'm just going to have to get by with my .5 nozzle in my G115 and biofuel has a little less BTU's, so I'm sneaking up on it!