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August 23, 2008
Heating oil consumption estimate
We signed contract on two family attached 20x50 two story house. I need to find out how much oil it will take to heat up the house. But owner does not have or does not give the numbers. If it is too wasteful I will replace it with gas furnace.
The furnace is very old (originally coal furnace converted to oil). Owner paid $3000 for chimney repair this spring. The house is tipical attacheed brick house built in 1913 with pretty modern windows. Inspector put the windows, doors and roof in "good" condition and the heating system in "fair" condition. So anybody with similar setup can give me estimate on the oil cost.
thank you.
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they should be able to tell you who there oil delivery company is. You get info from them. You should also be able to call coned and brooklynunion and get that info also.
Posted by: Petebklyn at August 24, 2008 12:53 PM
oops - THEIR oil delivery conpany.
Posted by: Petebklyn at August 24, 2008 12:53 PM
Check archives for many such posts. Keyspan or whatever they're called may still give you a break on new gas furnace. If you have steam heat that's the best you can do. I saved 25-30% after conversion in '01.
Posted by: cmu at August 24, 2008 12:58 PM
When I bought my house and called Con Ed to turn on my serice I asked for the estimated costs and was given the range of use for the entire past year.
I'm sure National Grid will do the same if you ask.
Posted by: premadas at August 24, 2008 2:53 PM
From my own experience with an old converted coal-fired boiler that was extant when I bought my house, I would highly recommend that you replace it with a new boiler, whether it be oil or gas. We were told by our surveyor that the boiler was close to the end of its useful life (and, surely, your surveyor must have told you the same) and one extremely cold December, a couple of years after we bought the house and about a week before my mother-in-law was due to arrive for the holidays, my next=door neighbor comes over to tell me that there's water seeping from my basement to hers. Sure enough, the boiler had split. Space heaters kept us and our tenant warm for three days until, thankfully, we got a replacement installed before the MIL descended on us. Believe me, not an experience to be savored; either the boiler situation or the MIL descent :-)
Posted by: johnife at August 24, 2008 7:01 PM
I agree. Replace that old burner. Will pay for itself and you may dodge a bullet of failure.
We spent $4,000 on heating oil (heat and hot water) in the past 12 months.
Our space is 17.5 x 45 x 4 floors.
While I grew up in a house that was 60º in on winter mornings, nyc tenant regulations require that every part of the apartments be al least 68º most of the day:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/tenants/heat-and-hot-water.shtml
We put in some new storm windows this spring and I hope this will help.
Posted by: phripley at August 24, 2008 9:12 PM
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