converting oil burner to electric

Posted by janice on June 5, 2009, 4:03 pm

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we are looking into a windmill for our property. Our oil burner is old
and our home is so cold in the winter because of the cost of the oil. Is
there any way we could install an electric device that would heat the
water yet keep the old systems in place.
thanks
janice m

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Posted by on June 5, 2009, 4:20 pm

On 05 Jun 2009 20:03:12 GMT, janice_frey_at_yahoo_dot_com@foo.com
(janice) wrote:

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>we are looking into a windmill for our property. Our oil burner is old
>and our home is so cold in the winter because of the cost of the oil. Is
>there any way we could install an electric device that would heat the
>water yet keep the old systems in place.

Yes. It's called 'an electric water heater' or 'electric
boiler'.

You disconnect the plumbing from the old oil boiler, and
connect it up to the new heater. Ya see ?

>thanks
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Posted by zero on June 5, 2009, 5:19 pm

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> e6b028e8923da18c5e345f5ce89889c9
> we are looking into a windmill for our property. Our oil burner is old
> and our home is so cold in the winter because of the cost of the oil. Is
> there any way we could install an electric device that would heat the
> water yet keep the old systems in place.
> thanks
> janice m

Hello Janice,

Well Janice, better quality Windmills have an
attachment feature, (almost identical to the front of a KitchenAid Mixer),
that will allow you to have a drill attachment, that's fitted for drilling
from the
top of the windmill down right next to the windmill footing.

Very common (though not much talked about) to have small pockets
of oil (oil is everywhere, just not in big quantities
that a big ol' Oil Company can use) to burn in your old
oil burner for most all the winter season.

You can enclose the drilling mechanisms with plywood
and then stucco over them to your liking.

Sounds like a WIN=WIN for sure!

Good luck to you, and I hope you enjoy your windmill
and it's versatility as much as I did with my first windmill.

-zero

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Posted by HVAC on June 8, 2009, 11:03 am

> Well Janice, better quality Windmills have an
> attachment feature, (almost identical to the front of a KitchenAid Mixer),
> that will allow you to have a drill attachment, that's fitted for drilling
> from the
> top of the windmill down right next to the windmill footing.
> Very common (though not much talked about) to have small pockets
> of oil (oil is everywhere, just not in big quantities
> that a big ol' Oil Company can use) to burn in your old
> oil burner for most all the winter season.
> You can enclose the drilling mechanisms with plywood
> and then stucco over them to your liking.
> Sounds like a WIN=WIN for sure!
> Good luck to you, and I hope you enjoy your windmill
> and it's versatility as much as I did with my first windmill.

Of course, there's that pesky 'refining' thing............

Posted by dcaster@krl.org on June 6, 2009, 2:06 pm

On Jun 5, 9:03=A0pm, janice_frey_at_yahoo_dot_...@foo.com (janice)
wrote:

> we are looking into a windmill for our property. =A0Our oil burner is old
> and our home is so cold in the winter because of the cost of the oil. =A0=

> there any way we could install an electric device that would heat the
> water yet keep the old systems in place.
> thanks
> janice m

Janice,
Where are you located? There are a number of different ways one can
heat water, but the choice depends a lot on where you live. Before
committing to a windmill, one needs to know if there are enough times
when the wind is brisk.

If you have natural gas, that is usually the best or close to the best
option.

In some areas solar collectors are a good way to heat water.

In other places like the Pacific North West, wood fired boilers make
more sense. And using electricity is more reasonable than say in New
York State.

But to answer your question, yes you can use electricity to heat water
and you can leave the old oil burner system in place.

Dan

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