Gas boiler replacement cost

Weezbo

used to be my next door neighbour...one thing he never could abide is discussing Price when his mind was on his charges and duties of the day.he retired as the Harbour Master when he passed to a more certain reward...

like him,...seldom do we focus on price...

perhaps you could look at Triangle Tubes ,Prestige...

however checking the actual value of your boiler and system is best left up to someone who comes to your home and cops a Visual...that way you are not sold what you dont need...try clicking on find a professional...might be the very best way to get the straight scoop.

John Green

Hydronic Heat Replacement Cost

Hi there, we have a 1960's home in Southeastern Michigan with Hydronic Baseboard heat. It's got a National US 99-7 Boiler rated at 90,000 BTU. We've had the house for about 10 years and have had minor plumbing problems (replaced a valve, had to rework some plumbing because of renovations) but basically it seems to be working well, with no maintenance to speak of other than just the fixes.

I really have 2 questions, one is how much more effeciant are newer boilers and how much can I expect to pay to have one installed ?

Perry_2

Great question - no good answer

I'm another homeowner who has recently replaced his 54 year old boiler. I spent months on this site learning and asking questions before I installed my new boiler.

There are a lot of variables to your question that cannot be determined without a proper heat loss on your house and a site visit to determine location, interferences, and what will have to be dealt with.

The most efficient boilers for baseboard heat - assuming that your system matches this application is a modulating condensing boiler. With proper controls they operate totally different than your system does now - and are highly efficient (no real way to compare to a non-condensing boiler). But - if this can be well matched to your heating system (no guarantees on that without a site visit or some serious homework on your part) - then you may see a 25% or better fuel savings (on gal of oil/propane or therms of natural gas), some people have seen fuel use reductions up to 40+% (but that takes everything falling into place).

Edited to add: If a mod/con boiler is not suitable you may not see much efficiency gain to a modest gain depending on how well your exisiting boiler was matched to your heat load and system. :End of Edit

As with many commodities there are also a range of design qualities. There are some "inexpensive" boilers on the market who's market place is to be one of the cheapest boilers on the market. There are some expensive boilers on the market who's market place is that we're designing the best boiler we can - regardless of price. There are boilers in the middle. Now you don't suppose there would be long term repair and durability differences between these...

Price of labor is also local, and varies widely.

Because of all of these factors - installation price is almost never discussed on this forum. Prices can be off by a factor of 2 (or more) from job to job in the same neighborhood depending on those variables.

However, I can safely say that you would be well into the range of $,$$$; and can extend into the range of $$,$$$ depending on how all the variables work out.

As long as your boiler is operating OK - you would have to do a lot of homework (or hire someone to do it for you) to even determine where you were at. Unless you see a lot of cold weather (and I did not think SE Michagan got that cold) - I doubt that the efficiency gains by themselves would pay for a new boiler (but, I've been wrong before).

However, if you are one of those who want to save the maximum reasonable amount of energy that you can - please take advantage of "The Wall" and hang for a while and learn things. Several months study will probably get you a much better package for your house than if you just hire the first handy installer to put in a new boiler (who knows what you would get - and if it was done right?).

Certianly, if you have to replace your boiler for other reasons - going more efficient is usually worth the extra cost.

I hope you stick arround and learn some things for when you need to replace your boiler. Lots of resources on this site.

Perry

Uni R_2

It'll cost a car!

But someone would have to actually see what you've got and determine what you need to let you know whether or not it is the cost of an okay used car or a new Lexus.