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Posted by woods on October 22, 2009, 9:59 am
> > Does anyone have any experience with the high efficiency boilers?
> > I'm considering replacing my 25yr old boiler with one of these, but
> > I'm hearing from some people that they are nothing but high
> > maintenance trouble.
> www.heatinghelp.comis only boiler pros, post at "the wall" =A0for alot
> of help. Althvac is alot of hoes post there to be reamed =A0Get the
> offered-optional 10 yr warranty and have the boiler on a good surge
> protector. One thing few salesman will tell you is boilers condense or
> operate at full highest efficency at no more than maybe 140f, at 180f
> it might be a loss of 4-7% efficency I am Guessing. I know my
> radiators can only heat my house with 140f until its =A0near 30f out, at
> -20 I need my unit set at 175-180. And if you setback temp you may
> always need high boiler temp and loose efficency. You may be under
> radiated and need higher temps than I need, so alot of the extra
> savings you may never get when you need it most. You have alot of
> research to do, I will bet your boiler is now set to go to 180, but
> here in the midwest its to warm to do any testing. Look at the System
> 2000 =A0for non condensing =A0and do your research.
Thanks for all the good replys. Looks like I have some research to do!
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> I'm considering replacing my 25yr old boiler with one of these, but
> I'm hearing from some people that they are nothing but high
> maintenance trouble.