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Electric Boiler?

Kenny Greene
Kenny Greene Member Posts: 2
in THE MAIN WALL
I have a customer who is building a 1260 Square ft home with radiant heat. The net output of the required boiler is 45,000 BTU. The customer wants to have a total electric house. Any ideas on electric equipment?

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  • Kenny Greene
    Kenny Greene Member Posts: 2


    I have a customer who is building a 1260 Square ft home with radiant heat. The net output of the required boiler is 45,000 BTU. The customer wants to have a total electric house. Any ideas on electric equipment?
  • JohnWood1
    JohnWood1 Member Posts: 63
    SEE

    Seisco.com modulating electric "boiler" and reasonable too
  • Andrew Hagen (ALH)
    Andrew Hagen (ALH) Member Posts: 165
    Try

    Laing

    They have some nice, complete electric units.

    -Andrew
  • singh
    singh Member Posts: 866


    Try Thermolec, looks good and has outdoor reset.
    45000 seems a little high for 1200sq. foot home?
    Was heat loss done?
  • Mt. Falls Mikey
    Mt. Falls Mikey Member Posts: 30
    Dunno if they are still in the biz or not

    but there was a Reimers plant near here (Clearbrook Va.)that closed down..Manufactured under the name Reimers Electra-Steam.
  • heatboy
    heatboy Member Posts: 1,468
    I have used Argo, Burnham and Thermolec.

    The Thermolec is my favorite, so far. The outdoor reset is pretty cool, as long as it works ;-)

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  • heatboy
    heatboy Member Posts: 1,468


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  • Mitch_4
    Mitch_4 Member Posts: 955
    check out the

    ARGO AT. Have installed a couple. I love them. Simple, clean, and modulate the number of elements based on outlet temperature setting. rotating start element, adjustable differential.

    I was told by the canadian trainer they were designed for mlti zone radiant applications.

    Very nice design.

    Mitch
  • johnnyd
    johnnyd Member Posts: 51
    45K BTU?

    Wow, what does he have for walls? all glass?

    How many heating degree days? What's the design day low temperature?

    If he really needs 45K BTU, he'll need some serious wiring and transformer to match.

    Just saying this because I'm heating 1600 sq ft (not including basement/boiler room which also stay warm) in a house with a fair amount of glass and above average insulatiuon and sealing details in a 7K+ HDD climate with 10*F design day with a 30K BTU electric boiler that draws 9kw at full tilt.
  • RojoHo_3
    RojoHo_3 Member Posts: 18
    what about

    a combination gas/electric boiler? I understand they have these in Europe, but have never heard of instazllations i the U.S.
  • heatboy
    heatboy Member Posts: 1,468
    I've used Argo, Burnham and Thermolec.

    My favorite, to date, is the Thermolec. I like the outdoor reset on this boiler. That is, until it fails ;-)

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  • Dale
    Dale Member Posts: 1,317
    Heat pump

    If the radiant part is a low number for a house this small and new a ground source heat pump should be looked at, really effecient for the all electric low temp systems. Could use the electric boiler for domestic or sec. stage.
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