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djc85
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 9 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 9 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 10 years 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 10 years 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 and 3 months 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 4 months 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 10 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 8 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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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