BOILER REPLACEMENT

Boiler Replacement
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          Older boilers and furnaces had efficiencies in the range of 56% to 70%. Modern heating systems can achieve efficiencies as high as 95%, converting nearly all the fuel consumed into useful heat for your home. Energy efficiency upgrades and a new high-efficiency heating system can often cut your fuel bills and your furnace's pollution output significantly, saving you money. Upgrading your furnace or boiler from 56% to 90% efficiency in an average cold-climate house will save 1.5 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year if you heat with natural gas or 2.5 ton if you heat with oil.
          Another common error that was often made in years past with boiler installation was over-sizing. In years past it was common place for installers to “guess” at the needed btu input and heating capacity needed to heat a home. The result of guessing on the boiler size resulted in the installations of boilers that were substantially larger than what was necessary to heat the home, resulting in burning unnecessary fuel costs. In today’s world with fuel costs so high it is imperative that a proper heat loss calculation be completed on your home to ensure that a properly sized boiler is installed. Installing the right sized boiler will ensure that you are only burning the minimal amount of fuel needed to heat your home.
          If your furnace or boiler is older, worn out, inefficient or significantly over-sized, the simplest solution is to replace it with a modern high-efficiency model. Old coal burners that were switched over to oil or gas are prime candidates for replacement, as well as gas furnaces with pilot lights that constantly burn fuel rather than electronic ignitions..
          An important factor is the performance of your home. So prior to having a new boiler or furnace installed, first make an effort to improve the energy performance of your home, such as insulation improvements (add to attic space, spray foam rim joists and other loose areas, replace windows etc.). Energy performance improvements will save money on a new furnace or boiler because you can purchase a smaller unit. Then have a heating contractor, such as Anthony’s Heating LLC, size your boiler to match your needs. A properly sized furnace or boiler will operate more efficiently.
          Below is a good example of right-sizing a boiler and saving money on fuel costs. This was a larger commercial building that had an existing natural gas boiler with a btu (fuel input) rating of 1,200,000 btu’s. We replaced this large boiler with three 200,000 btu (totaling 600,000 btu) units that modulate and run at a peak efficiency rate of 94%. As you can see the existing boiler was substantially over sized and burning more fuel than the building needed for heating.
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