- Mar 24, 2012
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I recently purchased a large, drafty old home that's a good 3,000-square feet. It's an oil guzzler with a oil boiler that's a good 50-years old. My plan is to insulate as much as I can this summer, and hook up a wood stove in one of the fireplaces. I hope to nurse the old boiler along for another couple of years but I know I should prepare for the inevitable. I'm new to this stuff and wondered what the pros and cons were of going the wood-oil boiler route. I've looked a little into the Benjamin models, which seem to have some pluses.
But with these new machines do the issues around safety (two different heating units sharing the same flu) still exist? Is buying a boiler that does two different things really just mean I'm buying a unit that doesn't do either one all that well or efficiently?
If this is a good route for me, what models would you suggest for a house my size? What should I expect to pay? Any advice would be most appreciate.
Thanks,
Ian
But with these new machines do the issues around safety (two different heating units sharing the same flu) still exist? Is buying a boiler that does two different things really just mean I'm buying a unit that doesn't do either one all that well or efficiently?
If this is a good route for me, what models would you suggest for a house my size? What should I expect to pay? Any advice would be most appreciate.
Thanks,
Ian