Question for MasterPlvmber
Master Plvmber I have a 4 family brownstone on which I plan to fully renovate in the next few months. It currently has 1 oil boiler (hot water system). Id like to install 4 gas boilers and 4 hot water heaters. You’ve mentioned some rebate programs with National grid. Do they apply when installing 4…
Master Plvmber
I have a 4 family brownstone on which I plan to fully renovate in the next few months. It currently has 1 oil boiler (hot water system). Id like to install 4 gas boilers and 4 hot water heaters. You’ve mentioned some rebate programs with National grid. Do they apply when installing 4 units from 1? Do you have any specifics on the amount of these rebates? Thanks in advance.
Peter
your boiler looks scarier then mine. I have one from 1910 which was converted from firewood to coal and then to oil and then replaced oil pump.
Thanks, eman1234.
MrHancock,
Yes, they do, but for anything other than the run-of-the-mill single-oil-boiler-to-gas-boiler conversion I would check with the powers that be at Nat Grid and get a verbal confirmation on what they are willing to do for you and in what time frame.
The programs they put in place generally carry a short shelf life or get altered to some extent without telling a soul.
here is the quote from a post by mp:
I attended a seminar at National Grid’s offices yesterday that detailed some of the rebates and incentives currently being offered.
Of particular interest (to me anyway) is the oil-to-natural gas conversion boiler being given for $699 up to 245,000 BTUs.
A steam boiler of this size normally costs about $2,700 to purchase outright.
Of course, installation and options are priced separately.
http://www.burnham.com/independ_boiler.htm
If the conversion includes the installation of an indirect water heater, an additional $300 rebate is paid to the customer.
http://www.htproducts.com/literature/lp-81.pdf
Mid efficiency upgrades:
For customers currently using gas for heating, a boiler upgrade to 85% efficiency or more, up to 300,000 BTUs pays a rebate of $500.
Boilers 300,000-499,000 BTUs at 85% efficiency pay the customer $1,000.
http://www.burnham.com/pvg_scg.htm
High efficiency upgrades:
Hot water heating system boilers that are upgraded to 90% efficient or greater units, up to 300,000 BTUs pay a $1,000 rebate.
Boilers sized 301,000-499,000 BTUs pay $1,500.
http://www.triangletube.com/
In addition to this, the federal government is offering a 30% rebate on the installation of a boiler of this type with a cap at $1,500.
Indirect-fired water heaters which are rapidly increasing in popularity, installed as part of a conversion OR an existing gas customer’s upgrade pay $300.
http://www.htproducts.com/literature/lp-81.pdf
Steam boilers rated at 82% efficiency (must have an intermittent ignition system, no pilot light) replaced as a gas-to-gas unit pay $200.
http://www.burnham.com/independ_boiler.htm
The installation of an outdoor boiler reset control will pay the client $100.
http://www.tekmarcontrols.com/literature/acrobat/d279.pdf
Replacing steam traps in a two-pipe steam heating system will pay $25 per trap.
http://rcwapp.itt.com/SS_F-T-FEATURES-ADV-DISADV.asp
To qualify for these rebates, it is not necessary to use a National Grid “authorized†contractor. Hiring a plumber or heating contractor licensed by the NYC DOB is all that is required.
Here’s one:
http://www.GatewayPlumbing.com
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