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Conversion Oil fired boiler to Electric boiler bripen@sympatico.ca 05-16-2007
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Posted by Bri in Mtl on May 16, 2007, 12:04 pm
> On Wed, 16 May 2007 15:02:38 +0000, Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On Wed, 16 May 2007 07:23:11 -0700, bri...@sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> >>> Living in Quebec which supposedly has the cheapest hydro rates in
> >>> North America I'm considering changing from an old oil fired boiler to
> >>> an electric boiler.
> >>> I have a relatively small house and the much smaller boiler unit, no
> >>> more oil tank, cleanliness and apparently faster heating time really
> >>> appeals me.
> >>> Anyone have thoughts on this?
> >>> Thanks in advance
>
> >> Pretty much a no brainer isn't it?
>
> > Not from the numbers I've seen. At 2.40 a gallon for oil, electric has=
to
> > be 7.5=A2 to break even. Removing and replacing the heating system and
> > electric service upgrade will cost $3000 to $5000? At 5=A2 a kWh, the
> > payback will probably be 10 years. OK, I agree, it is a no brainer. L=
eave
> > it alone.
>
> Exactly.

Thanks for the fast replies.
My present oil furnace is kaput so I have about the same replacement
costs whether oil or electric anyway.
No gas in my area of Montreal.
Another thing about switching to electric is we don't have the big
fluctuations in prices that oil does. FWIW I see oil prices rising a
lot faster than electricity prices.


Posted by Stormin Mormon on May 16, 2007, 6:10 pm
Helps if you supply more complete information early on.

Trust your own judgement.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.


Thanks for the fast replies.
My present oil furnace is kaput so I have about the same
replacement
costs whether oil or electric anyway.
No gas in my area of Montreal.
Another thing about switching to electric is we don't have the
big
fluctuations in prices that oil does. FWIW I see oil prices
rising a
lot faster than electricity prices.



Posted by Doug Miller on May 16, 2007, 11:02 am
>Living in Quebec which supposedly has the cheapest hydro rates in
>North America I'm considering changing from an old oil fired boiler to
>an electric boiler.
>I have a relatively small house and the much smaller boiler unit, no
>more oil tank, cleanliness and apparently faster heating time really
>appeals me.

Faster heating time with an electric boiler than with oil? No way.

Any faster heating that you might see is due *solely* to the "smaller boiler
unit". Older units were frequently oversized. Compare heating times on
electric and oil units of the same size.

>Anyone have thoughts on this?

Considered natural gas?


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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Posted by kool on May 16, 2007, 12:41 pm

> Living in Quebec which supposedly has the cheapest hydro rates in
> North America I'm considering changing from an old oil fired boiler to
> an electric boiler.
> I have a relatively small house and the much smaller boiler unit, no
> more oil tank, cleanliness and apparently faster heating time really
> appeals me.
> Anyone have thoughts on this?
> Thanks in advance


Unless you have a big enough hydro service now, don't forget to include an
upgrade to probably a 200 amp. supply in your cost calculations. An
indoor/outdoor reset controller would also save on operating costs.



Posted by Bri in Mtl on May 16, 2007, 3:19 pm
>
>
> > Living in Quebec which supposedly has the cheapest hydro rates in
> > North America I'm considering changing from an old oil fired boiler to
> > an electric boiler.
> > I have a relatively small house and the much smaller boiler unit, no
> > more oil tank, cleanliness and apparently faster heating time really
> > appeals me.
> > Anyone have thoughts on this?
> > Thanks in advance
>
> Unless you have a big enough hydro service now, don't forget to include an
> upgrade to probably a 200 amp. supply in your cost calculations. An
> indoor/outdoor reset controller would also save on operating costs.

What's an indoor/outdoor reset controller?? I know there's an
optional outdoor sensor on some models that heats the water
temperature relative to the outside temperature -dunno if that's what
you're referring to.
Yes have the entrance upgrade factored in. (about $1400 Cdn)


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