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Utica boillers and indirect water heaters

Jim_17
Jim_17 Member Posts: 8
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I am interested in what everybody thinks about the Utica USC Series boilers. They are 87% efficient, have a cast iron heat exchanger, come with a limited lifetime warranty and fit in a small area. I have been looking at other boilers but it is hard to find an efficient one that also has a good warranty. My other question is, what does everybody think is a good indirect water heater. One with a lifetime warranty and will fit in a space 46" high?

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  • kevin_9
    kevin_9 Member Posts: 3
    Please give us

    a bit more info on your system...Hot water? Steam? Baseboard? Ci rads? Radiant floor? LP? Natural gas? Old new?Lots of good choices AND add on controls...what is your budget? cheap or let's go for it?kpc
  • jg2700
    jg2700 Member Posts: 21


    jim i use utica all the time ive put about a hundred of them in. no problems run great with beckett and riello burners very easy to clean and service .i back that boiler 100 percent.as for inderect i only use bock inderects. please stay away from stor x that is a big time leaker.ive been useing bock for 3 years now not one leaker. both the utica and bock very good.
  • Jim_17
    Jim_17 Member Posts: 8


    This indirect water heater would be hooked up to a Utica USC-4 hydronic boiler w/natural gas. This boiler is sized large enough for the installation of a 30-40 gallon indirect water heater. Which brand of indirect water heater out there with a liftime warranty, that would fit in a space 46" high would be the best for the least amount of money.
  • Jim_17
    Jim_17 Member Posts: 8


    I am also looking at the cost and I have know way of telling how much they are but here are some of the models that seem to meet the qualifications. Slant/Fin WH-30, Buderus S120, Thermoflo DHW-36, Burnham Aliance Al26A, Mega-Stor MS-26 and the Bock (Model ?) that you recommended. I am sure there are many more out there that I do not know about. Which of these are the most efficient with a lifetime warranty at the best overall cost? Also is stainless steel liner and coils better than other materials?
  • Tony_8
    Tony_8 Member Posts: 608
    I use

    Amtrol. Have for 12+ yrs w/one problem. The drain valve on an 11 yr old wouldn't shut tight after the customer tried to "flush" his tank. Not necessary w/Amtrol but he heard it at the coffee shop and thought it sounded like a good idea. Polyethylene lined tank guaranteed for life.
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