Comments on: Replacement of Oil Boiler with Gas Boiler? http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/ Replace Your Inefficient Boiler Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maryjane Giles http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Maryjane Giles Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:34:24 +0000 http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/#comment-113 Gas boilers can be above 90% efficiency so that would be the best for a new unit. Particularly with the current oil prices. I read that from the recent high prices gas cost about 1/4 the cost of oil per BTU. You have some thinking to do and maybe other options. Where is the stove located? The 3/4 inch line may be enough to fuel the water heater and boiler. You might only need the 1 inch line to where you branch off for the stove. Or maybe you could run a separate line to the stove. Just another thought. Good Luck. Gas boilers can be above 90% efficiency so that would be the best for a new unit. Particularly with the current oil prices. I read that from the recent high prices gas cost about 1/4 the cost of oil per BTU.

You have some thinking to do and maybe other options. Where is the stove located? The 3/4 inch line may be enough to fuel the water heater and boiler. You might only need the 1 inch line to where you branch off for the stove. Or maybe you could run a separate line to the stove.

Just another thought. Good Luck.

]]> By: Dominique 181 http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Dominique 181 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:23 +0000 http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/#comment-112 youre in a catch 22 situation. let me give you some facts. there is no furnace or boiler wether gas oil or any other fossil fuel which will give you 95% and thats a fact gas maybe 87 oil 85. Ive been doin this for 37 yrs. Oil is still the best way to heat a house. Avoid all the bs of codes and inspections and stay with new oil equipment. Taht figure of 50% efficiency I would challenge. Its a sales pitch used by hungry contractors. An oil fire is 30% hotter than a gas fire and that adds to the economy. I know the prices are high but dont turn away from the new oil technology. Good Luck youre in a catch 22 situation. let me give you some facts. there is no furnace or boiler wether gas oil or any other fossil fuel which will give you 95% and thats a fact gas maybe 87 oil 85. Ive been doin this for 37 yrs. Oil is still the best way to heat a house. Avoid all the bs of codes and inspections and stay with new oil equipment. Taht figure of 50% efficiency I would challenge. Its a sales pitch used by hungry contractors. An oil fire is 30% hotter than a gas fire and that adds to the economy. I know the prices are high but dont turn away from the new oil technology. Good Luck

]]> By: Meredith Austin http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Meredith Austin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:36:47 +0000 http://www.boiler-scrappage.info/replacement-of-oil-boiler-with-gas-boiler/#comment-111 From what I can understand here is you have a fuel oil hot water boiler that you want to switch to gas. You have a gas hot water heater. The 3/4" pipe your talking about is the gas supply pipe that would not be large enough to supply the heating boiler, water heater and the cook stove according to them. The contractor is suggesting to use a indirect water heater that would use the boiler to heat the domestic water. So you wouldn't have another burner to supply gas to. There may be another option to make the 3/4" gas supply feed enough and that is to make the system a 2 LB system. The regulator outside would be changed and low pressure regulators used inside to drop the pressure back down to 1/2 LB before the appliance. Have another contractor look at and give options. From what I can understand here is you have a fuel oil hot water boiler that you want to switch to gas.
You have a gas hot water heater.
The 3/4″ pipe your talking about is the gas supply pipe that would not be large enough to supply the heating boiler, water heater and the cook stove according to them.
The contractor is suggesting to use a indirect water heater that would use the boiler to heat the domestic water. So you wouldn’t have another burner to supply gas to.
There may be another option to make the 3/4″ gas supply feed enough and that is to make the system a 2 LB system.
The regulator outside would be changed and low pressure regulators used inside to drop the pressure back down to 1/2 LB before the appliance.
Have another contractor look at and give options.

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