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Replacing the original boiler (hydronic baseboard loop)

Jeff Joseph
Jeff Joseph Member Posts: 3
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Hi
We live in a 1956 Split level house in Melville NY, with a
single zone system, baseboard hydronic, oil fired, with a single loop. Our hot water is supplied by a 5 gallon coil on the boiler (provides about half a shower's worth!)

We're ready to replace the 47 year old boiler with a new system. At this point natural gas isn't more economical, although the Keyspan utility deal makes it a few hundred dollars less to install a separate HW heater and boiler than a comparable Oil fired system (with a coil and reservoir) We have a quote for a Burnham boiler with a
John White HW heater or and oil system (also burnham) with a Riello burner and aqua 50 gal tank.
Both are 130,000 BTU. (don't know what's in there now)
Opinions?

Comments

  • oilwizard
    oilwizard Member Posts: 46
    Go with oil

    You need almost twice as much gas to get the same btu output as oil. I would do a cast boiler, burnham, buderus, weil mclain, ect, and an indirect tank. Make sure your contractor does a heat load of the house and with an indirect,sized to the fixtures and your lifestyle, you should never run out of hot water.
    Joe
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0


    Of course it is only my opinion but Oil has historically been a better value. If you compare equal units (gallons of oil to therms of gas) you will notice that oil has 144,000 btus per gallon and gas has 100,000 btu's per therm. Also consider connecting your new boiler to an indirect water heater. These units use the heating boiler to produce domestic hot water. with thicker insulation and no chimney connection these units are extremely efficient.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0


    Of course it is only my opinion but Oil has historically been a better value. If you compare equal units (gallons of oil to therms of gas) you will notice that oil has 144,000 btus per gallon and gas has 100,000 btu's per therm. Also consider connecting your new boiler to an indirect water heater. These units use the heating boiler to produce domestic hot water. with thicker insulation and no chimney connection these units are extremely efficient.
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