benifits to going steam to hot water?

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Helgy
Helgy Posts: 12
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I'm doing a bid right now on a steam boiler replacement in a residential home. Is there any benies in convertering to hot water? Let me know what you think.

Thanks, Helgy

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  • Dana
    Dana Posts: 126


    There are many bennies, the bigget being a much quieter, more even heat in most cases. If you know what your doing with steam the existing system will work just great. The cost of the job will probably triple at least.
  • heatboy
    heatboy Posts: 1,468
    Changing Apples to Oranges.

    Unless you intend on removing all of the piping and radiators and starting anew, stay steam. Nothing wrong with a good operating steam system. There is way too much labor involved in just tring to see if the radiators can be converted to make worthwhile. Checking to see if they will hold 30+ psi of water, flushing all of the debris, drilling and tapping each one for a vent, adding a return pipe and trying to clean the main involves as much labor as removing the old system and installing all new components.

    That is, unless you only charge $40 per hr.! ;-0

    hb

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  • steve_6
    steve_6 Posts: 243
    check out the info here

    www.heatinghelp.com/newsletter.cfm?Id=22
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Posts: 18,978
    Well Said, HB

    steam systems are much easier, and less expensive, to fix than convert.

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