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djc85
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 6 months ago
help selecting gas boiler size for steam heating system
I am planning on upgrading from an oil heating system to natural gas, using the National Grid incentive program (Burnham boiler). I have a steam…
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mikemoore
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 5 months ago
Oil to Gas Conversion?
Hello, All: We are having a variety of pretty serious problems with a Weil-McLain Ultra Oil 3 boiler in our three-story Park Slope row house…
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mikemoore
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 5 months ago
Oil to Gas Conversion?
Hello, All: We are having a variety of pretty serious problems with a Weil-McLain Ultra Oil 3 boiler in our three-story Park Slope row house…
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bigmissfrenchie
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 6 months ago
Annual boiler maintenance
Anyone have a recommendation on someone to come take a look at my gas boiler and turn it on or the season? It’s only 3…
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bigmissfrenchie
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 6 months ago
Annual boiler maintenance
Anyone have a recommendation on someone to come take a look at my gas boiler and turn it on or the season? It’s only 3…
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prop351
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 7 months ago
Do I need a permit to replace gas boiler?
I am replacing a gas boiler with another gas boiler for steam heat. Does the plumber I hire need to get a permit to remove…
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prop351
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 7 months ago
Do I need a permit to replace gas boiler?
I am replacing a gas boiler with another gas boiler for steam heat. Does the plumber I hire need to get a permit to remove…
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princenancy
in Boiler Repair 11 years and 6 months ago
Boiler Recommendations?
My 60+-yr-old oil boiler in my 140-yr-old brownstone died last Thurs and I’m interested in doing a oil-to-gas conversion to replace it as quickly as…
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katdov
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 9 months ago
Oil to Gas boiler swap
Hello Brownstoners Any recommendations on plumber that will swap out an old oil boiler for a gas one? Also, the old one definitely has asbestos…
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katdov
in Boiler Repair 9 years and 9 months ago
Oil to Gas boiler swap
Hello Brownstoners Any recommendations on plumber that will swap out an old oil boiler for a gas one? Also, the old one definitely has asbestos…
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ditmarsman
in Boiler Repair 10 years ago
Question about Gas meter Oil/gas conversion
Hi, I am curious if anyone knows the answer to this. I am doing an oil to gas conversion, Coned said I needed new service…
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MDR
in Boiler Repair 10 years and 1 month ago
Boiler problem - runs only intermittantly
I own an old brownstone with a gas fueled steam boiler. The house stays warm enough but I notice when I have been in the…
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wtrowhouse
in Boiler Repair 10 years and 7 months ago
Brooklyn Boiler Conversion
We are going to convert from oil to natural gas, and we want to make sure that the boiler room is to code (We’re doing…
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empathie00
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 5 months ago
converting oil to gas boiler - steam or hot water - or start from scratch?
Hi everyone, Our roughly 15 year old oil-fired steam boiler has caused us nothing but headaches and huge bills since we moved in. We’re considering…
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wtrowhouse
in Boiler Repair 10 years and 7 months ago
Brooklyn Boiler Conversion
We are going to convert from oil to natural gas, and we want to make sure that the boiler room is to code (We’re doing…
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fluxcapacitor
in Boiler Repair 10 years and 7 months ago
Tin ceiling for boiler conversion
Hi there, We’re about to embark on some major renovations of our 2-family, brick semi-detatched townhouse in Windsor Terrace. The first of which is an…
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fluxcapacitor
in Boiler Repair 10 years and 7 months ago
Tin ceiling for boiler conversion
Hi there, We’re about to embark on some major renovations of our 2-family, brick semi-detatched townhouse in Windsor Terrace. The first of which is an…
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kmac
in Boiler Repair 10 years and 7 months ago
Modulating Condensing Boiler
I have a Burnham Alpine 105 which was installed in my home in 2012\. I need a plumber who is capable of cleaning and servicing…
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