We recently purchased a pellet insert for our living room and it's heating our house well enough this winter. We're currently looking to get our tankless coil replaced with an electric hot water heater because currently it's using oil to run and it's super inefficient. The oil heat so far hasn't kicked in all that much (only if the upstairs gets cold...we're in NH).
My question is...how do I protect the oil/boiler/baseboard water pipes if we aren't using them very often. I'm wondering if perhaps it might be better for them to be "shut down" (drained, and protected perhaps?). My only issue with that is if we need the oil to supplement the pellets on a very cold night/day (although we do have a coal/wood stove on the other side of the house as well). Ideally we don't want to use the oil at all, but we don't want to remove the entire system.
Suggestions?
My question is...how do I protect the oil/boiler/baseboard water pipes if we aren't using them very often. I'm wondering if perhaps it might be better for them to be "shut down" (drained, and protected perhaps?). My only issue with that is if we need the oil to supplement the pellets on a very cold night/day (although we do have a coal/wood stove on the other side of the house as well). Ideally we don't want to use the oil at all, but we don't want to remove the entire system.
Suggestions?