Back up heating?

[Oakhillhounds]

Need some advice, I am installing a eko 25 with 500 gal storage, here's me delima, I have very little room in my boiler room for my biasi oil boiler(back up only) and eko, as well as my oil tank all in the same room, so I was thinking one of two ways I could do this one, rip out the oil all together and install a nti wall mounted boiler and on demand water for summer time but $$,, or leave the biasi boiler but put on a propane burner on it instead of oil, that way I could rip out the oil tank and free up some floor space, any other thoughts or ideas?

 

[maple1]

I went with an electric boiler for backup and electric hot water heater for summer dhw. Got rid of all my oil stuff.

 

[hobbyheater]

Need some advice, I am installing a eko 25 with 500 gal storage, here's me ,, or leave the biasi boiler but put on a propane burner on it instead of oil, that way I could rip out the oil tank and free up some floor space, any other thoughts or ideas?

Getting rid of the oil burner and going to a propane burner sounds like a good idea. Oil burners that get very little use can become unreliable!

 

[ewdudley]

I could rip out the oil tank and free up some floor space, any other thoughts or ideas

Oil boiler should last forever if you keep it clean and dry. Maybe just switch to a twenty or thirty gallon tank and keep it full with a couple five gallon buckets of kero or diesel from the convenience store on the way home, since it is backup heating after all. In NY at least I couldn't find anything in the code to prevent using most any suitable container for a tank.

 

[Oakhillhounds]

I like the idea of the propane burner, having trouble finding one online, but will keep looking, or check my local hvac stores this wknd,

 

[R Mannino]

(broken link removed to http://www.roth-usa.com/PDF_Download_Files/DWT_Brochure.pdf)

The first two models will fit a 30" by 30" footprint.

 

[Oakhillhounds]

R manino one of those small oil tanks might be my solution, will have to find out what they cost and who Is a supplier here in Maine. Thanks for your help! I also really like the other idea of a propane burner, only concern is having gas so close to my wood boiler

 

[Willman]

I have seen the roth tanks on craigs from time to time as people are converting to natural gas way better prices

 

[Fred61]

They're only on Craigs when you're not looking for one

 

[bmblank]

I buried my heart storage tank just outside the basement wall.