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Posted by on July 31, 2006, 9:42 pm
OK, that is interesting, but is having a tankless boiler more efficient
than and indirect wh? Seems I might use less oil that way?
MCO wrote:
> I have the same question. I found this reference:
> http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/makingithappen/no_regrets/waterheatercombined.html
> In summary:
> " If you have a boiler or a heat pump for home heating, you can use it to
> provide hot water in what is called a combined, or indirect, system. These
> systems are more efficient than separate systems because they eliminate the
> extra standby losses of another tank or unit."
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> >I have hydronic heat in my house and use a oil fired Weil-McClain
> > tankless boiler that is about 6 years old (WGO Gold or WGTO Gold I
> > think). It has one output for the hydronic heat and another for the
> > house hot water...so I don't have a hot water heater. The whole thing
> > works fine.
> > My question is whether this is an efficient setup as far as oil usage
> > goes. The boiler runs year round cause of the house hot water. I know
> > the heat circuits aren't being used, but it does heat both at the same
> > time.
> > I have been considering getting a Boderus direct vent boiler cause I
> > hate the power vent I have right now and hear Boderus are great
> > boilers. Would my oil usage be less with a combo boiler/oil hot water
> > heater year round? I have also heard about indirect fired water
> > heaters (superstore?). Any experience and suggestions would be
> > welcomed. I figure I could sell my Weil-McClain cause it isn't that old
> > and still get a decent $ for it.
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> http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/makingithappen/no_regrets/waterheatercombined.html
> In summary:
> " If you have a boiler or a heat pump for home heating, you can use it to
> provide hot water in what is called a combined, or indirect, system. These
> systems are more efficient than separate systems because they eliminate the
> extra standby losses of another tank or unit."
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