Crown oil boiler

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joe143
joe143 Posts: 26
in Oil Heating

Hello all, was just quoted for replacement of my old Thatcher boiler (Thatcher from when dinosaurs still roamed the earth Lol to a new Crown boiler. While doing some research I keep seeing lots negative reviews.. Thoughts??

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  • HydronicMike
    HydronicMike Posts: 451

    All the usual answers.
    Properly sized from a heat loss, installer is more important than brand.
    Better, a 3 pass boiler, properly sized, even if you need a tankless coil to make domestic hot water.
    Best an EK.
    I'll assume you're in the Philly/metro area if they are recommending a Crown.

  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Posts: 2,666

    Crown boilers (now know as Velocity boiler works), are popular in NYC area. They are fine boilers. Would ignore the negative reviews. You never know the circumstances behind the installations. And the circumstances behind the reviewers (there are a lot of grumpy miserable people out there, with unrealistic expectations).

  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Posts: 2,666

    Three pass would be ideal, but the installer is always the most important consideration

    Ironman
  • Ironman
    Ironman Posts: 7,962

    Crown is part of U.S. Boiler and is the same as Burnham (except the color).

    I agree as others have stated: the installer is the most important part of the equation - especially if this is a steam system.

    What’s your locale? We may be able to recommend someone.

    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Posts: 18,955

    Also, what model Crown are they proposing?

    Co-Founder, All Steamed Up, Inc.

    Semi-retired

    Baltimore, MD, USA

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