Hi folks.
In my never ending pursuit of figuring out what to buy, I am pretty sure I will get a solo 40 (with or without tank at first) and one option is to put it outside, and do the whole underground pex, anti-freeze thing....
The other option (since I don't have an extra chimney in the house), is to simply decommission my old oil boiler anyway, and re-use the chimney that is there. We are almost always home, but sometime do go away for 2-3 weeks in the winter (New England winters)....so I would need a backup.
What is the cheapest boiler/heater that I can purchase, that wouldn't need a chimney, but could seamlessly kick-in when the tarm is not running? If I go with the outside boiler (Tarm in a shed), this would be a none-issue, but if I put the tarm in the cellar, I need another backup heat source "just in case". I'd like it to be able to plumb right in with my tarm, DHW and cast-iron baseboard system.
The backup doesn't need to be the cheapest to run, just the cheapest to purchase and install...99% of the time it won't be used anyway...
In my never ending pursuit of figuring out what to buy, I am pretty sure I will get a solo 40 (with or without tank at first) and one option is to put it outside, and do the whole underground pex, anti-freeze thing....
The other option (since I don't have an extra chimney in the house), is to simply decommission my old oil boiler anyway, and re-use the chimney that is there. We are almost always home, but sometime do go away for 2-3 weeks in the winter (New England winters)....so I would need a backup.
What is the cheapest boiler/heater that I can purchase, that wouldn't need a chimney, but could seamlessly kick-in when the tarm is not running? If I go with the outside boiler (Tarm in a shed), this would be a none-issue, but if I put the tarm in the cellar, I need another backup heat source "just in case". I'd like it to be able to plumb right in with my tarm, DHW and cast-iron baseboard system.
The backup doesn't need to be the cheapest to run, just the cheapest to purchase and install...99% of the time it won't be used anyway...
