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john_230
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I am looking to replace a boiler (baseboard heat), 3300 sq ft house above ground. Small amount of finished space in the basement. Indirect 40 gallon water.
Estimates on heat loss are 100,000 +/- for above grade. (190 linear ft of baseboard, 170 excl basement)
Most firms are pitching high efficiency boilers; Bedaras, Burnham, System 2000 and others. I have been considering sing pass cast iron boilers based on pricing (Peerless, McClain, Smith, etc).
Does anyone have a good sense of payback periods for the high efficiency boilers, as efficiency figures are not very useful in determining comparative oil consumption.
Estimates on heat loss are 100,000 +/- for above grade. (190 linear ft of baseboard, 170 excl basement)
Most firms are pitching high efficiency boilers; Bedaras, Burnham, System 2000 and others. I have been considering sing pass cast iron boilers based on pricing (Peerless, McClain, Smith, etc).
Does anyone have a good sense of payback periods for the high efficiency boilers, as efficiency figures are not very useful in determining comparative oil consumption.
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Where are you located? Has an actual heat loss been done? I wouldn't even consider a pin boiler for any of my customers. The actual price difference between pinners and triple pass boilers may shock you as to how close they are. You are using an indirect already. Go triple pass with a good reset control. We prefer the Viessmann VR-1 mated with Honeywell AQ controls.
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