I am planning an overhaul of the heating and hot water system in my 1920 2 family brick attached house. Currently, it’s a one pipe, oil burner steam setup with a tankless coil for domestic hot water. I am planning to replace my 42 year old oil steam boiler after it has developed a leak in the hot water coil. I plan on taking advantage of the ConEd conversion rebate and switching to gas at this time (paperwork deadline: 2\/28\/11) I’ve done a bit of research and would appreciate any thoughts on my plans.
\n Plan A: 1) installation of new gas meter to accommodate the new boiler. 2) New gas steam boiler with separate on-demand or indirect hot water heater. 3) Plumbing of above with gas connections to existing first floor stove and relocated basement dryer. 4) Removal of oil tank.
\n Plan B: conversion of steam to recirculating hot water baseboards. 1) Meter and gas lines as above. 2) Installation of gas condensing boiler and on-demand or indirect h.w. heater. 3) Installation of baseboard radiators\/ removal of 7 steam radiators and steam lines.
\n The decision of which plan will, of course, be dependant on the cost. I have a plumber I can work with and may be able to open up a few walls\/ceilings for plumbing access and patch them myself later.
\n Anyone with thoughts on the cost\/efficiency aspect of on-demand vs indirect hot water heating? Is a condensing boiler worth the additional cost?
\n Any thoughts would be very helpful, thanks in advance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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