new boiler install
hello – we are replacing our old steam boiler, that must be at least 30 years old – it cracked. Our usual service company has suggested using Crown boiler as a replacement, since the controls being on the right hand side are preferrable in our space. It was max sized at 172BTU but we decided…
hello – we are replacing our old steam boiler, that must be at least 30 years old – it cracked. Our usual service company has suggested using Crown boiler as a replacement, since the controls being on the right hand side are preferrable in our space. It was max sized at 172BTU but we decided to go up to 207BTU incase we decide to add an additional radiator. Piping is also being replaced. Question is, does this need to be filed in any way with city/national grid?
Adding one radiator = 35,000 BTU’s? Sounds like bad math to me!!!
A gas to gas boiler replacement doesn’t need “permits” from DOB, but it does need to be listed on the Plumber’s monthly OP-128 filing. This is good enough as long as the boiler you are replacing had been installed legally. Oil boilers are different and need to be filed.
btw, oversizing a boiler will give you nothing but headaches…short cycling and banging just for starters
you should be replacing a thirty year old boiler with a smaller, not larger boiler…they are now way more efficient…you do not size a boiler by looking at the rating on the plate , but rather at the heating requirements of your home…in addition the header should probably be rebuilt, rather than selecting a boiler to fit the existing, poorly designed plumbing…it sounds like you are getting a cheap and shoddy job
1. Yes, you need to file it with the DOB.
2. Crown is a crappy, builder’s grade boiler
3. I assume you mean 172,000 and 207,000 BTUs. Those are big boilers for a one or two-family. Is your building bigger than that? What method was used to size the replacement?