hello all,
long time lurker, first time poster.
have read for many hours on this very informative site and im sure my questions have been answered many times in the past but would like to contribute to any other lurkers out there.
i live in a remote are with Propane fuel. bought the house 13 months ago and new from the start i would be changing the heating system this year. well with 2 teenage daughters at home thing are a little behind.
looking at Pellet boilers. have studied the outside ones and although they have there niche im not liking the $10,000+ price tag. so now im looking at the indoor boilers. i have forced air now and have no plans of converting to hydronic heat. ill keep the forced air and the propane as back up.
oh and i will add that i wan tto use it to help heat my water. remember i have to teenagers here! hence the interest in the boiler. i was looking at the PF100 but started seeing the real world savings in the electric hot water arena by using the .to preheat the water.
the brands im thinking of are the PB105, Pennical, Ecoboiler and the Hydroflex 60. the one that has my attention is the hydroflex.
at 60,000btu per hr. is this unit large enough to heat my home entirely? normally it gets plenty cold here in Ohio. 0 deg are not uncommon. and routinely gets in the negative numbers. my home is a 1700 sqft ranch that is poorly insulated. the previous owner had good records on the propane usage and they used 2.5 to 3 tanks at 400 gal each. in today's dollars that is right at $ 1600 to $2400 each winter. so there is my heat lost calculator! i need a boiler.
i have looked for any and all info on the Hydroflex but there is not a lot out there. looks like it has only been on the market about 4 to 5 years.
so will this unit be large enough to use as the primary heating? can i install it myself and keep the warranty? is it considered a good unit? i have looked at the PB105 but it may be to large for my home. if the Hydroflex will do it why pay the extra $ for the PB105?
i have only now been looking into the ecoboiler. it looks to be a nice unit just not a lot of user-opinions out on the net.
looking fwd to any and all info from the experienced pellet users out there.
some day ill be able to add some useful information to the Hearth, but for now i could use yours.
thank you.
jim
long time lurker, first time poster.
have read for many hours on this very informative site and im sure my questions have been answered many times in the past but would like to contribute to any other lurkers out there.
i live in a remote are with Propane fuel. bought the house 13 months ago and new from the start i would be changing the heating system this year. well with 2 teenage daughters at home thing are a little behind.
looking at Pellet boilers. have studied the outside ones and although they have there niche im not liking the $10,000+ price tag. so now im looking at the indoor boilers. i have forced air now and have no plans of converting to hydronic heat. ill keep the forced air and the propane as back up.
oh and i will add that i wan tto use it to help heat my water. remember i have to teenagers here! hence the interest in the boiler. i was looking at the PF100 but started seeing the real world savings in the electric hot water arena by using the .to preheat the water.
the brands im thinking of are the PB105, Pennical, Ecoboiler and the Hydroflex 60. the one that has my attention is the hydroflex.
at 60,000btu per hr. is this unit large enough to heat my home entirely? normally it gets plenty cold here in Ohio. 0 deg are not uncommon. and routinely gets in the negative numbers. my home is a 1700 sqft ranch that is poorly insulated. the previous owner had good records on the propane usage and they used 2.5 to 3 tanks at 400 gal each. in today's dollars that is right at $ 1600 to $2400 each winter. so there is my heat lost calculator! i need a boiler.
i have looked for any and all info on the Hydroflex but there is not a lot out there. looks like it has only been on the market about 4 to 5 years.
so will this unit be large enough to use as the primary heating? can i install it myself and keep the warranty? is it considered a good unit? i have looked at the PB105 but it may be to large for my home. if the Hydroflex will do it why pay the extra $ for the PB105?
i have only now been looking into the ecoboiler. it looks to be a nice unit just not a lot of user-opinions out on the net.
looking fwd to any and all info from the experienced pellet users out there.
some day ill be able to add some useful information to the Hearth, but for now i could use yours.
thank you.
jim