{"id":46296,"date":"2010-07-13T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=46296"},"modified":"2010-07-13T11:44:45","modified_gmt":"2010-07-13T11:44:45","slug":"replacing-boile-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/07\/replacing-boile-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacing Boiler?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our oil boiler is very very old. We are hoping it will make it through another winter, and then we can replace it in the spring, but we aren&#8217;t sure this is a good idea to wait.  Has anyone replaced their boilers recently? Is the general wisdom still that it is better to convert to natural gas rather than keeping oil boilers? How long does the whole process typically take, from start of work (with contractor) to completion of inspection? (I&#8217;m assuming that we need to get a permit and get it inspected, right?) Anyone have any recommendations for a good brand of boiler\/water heater (either gas or oil)? We have almost 3000 sqft to heat and 11 radiators&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Thanks!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our oil boiler is very very old. We are hoping it will make it through another winter, and then we can replace it in the spring, but we aren&#8217;t sure this is a good idea to wait. Has anyone replaced their boilers recently? 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