Replacement Gas Fired Boiler -Which one

Posted by starrin on October 9, 2009, 5:03 pm

I am about to replace a 50 year old oil fired water boiler in a 3 BR
ranch in Virginia Beach, VA. Because natural gas is now available to
me, I will be using a natural gas fired boiler. Replacement boiler
will have a tankless coil, and will heat the house through installed
baseboard radiators
Now there are reasons that I am looking into boilers of the type I
will name. I do not want the WhizBang 99% efficient model. On the
other hand, reliablility will be important. My wife could wind up in
the house by herself, I I would like to leave her with as few problems
as possible. Also, I have a recently installed 16i heatpump, which
will provide most of the heat, except on those ocasions when the
outside air gets below 35 and we shift to boiler.
Local contractors have thus far provided me bids on the Utica MGB
series, the Columbia EMG series, and the Crown Cayman series. Any
experience that could qualify or disqualify that particular series
and/or the manufacturer would be appreciated. Any recommendations of
similar series by other reliable manufacturers would also help.
Thanks much
starrin

Posted by cshenk on October 9, 2009, 5:25 pm

"starrin" wrote

Dang, finally someone local to me posts, and it's a topic I know nothing
about! Nice to meet you though ;-)

Posted by ransley on October 9, 2009, 6:06 pm

> I am about to replace a 50 year old oil fired water boiler in a 3 BR
> ranch in Virginia Beach, VA. =A0 Because natural gas is now available to
> me, I will be using a natural gas fired boiler. =A0Replacement boiler
> will have a tankless coil, and will heat the house through installed
> baseboard radiators
> Now there are reasons that I am looking into boilers of the type I
> will name. =A0I do not want the WhizBang 99% efficient model. =A0On the
> other hand, reliablility will be important. =A0My wife could wind up in
> the house by herself, I I would like to leave her with as few problems
> as possible. =A0Also, I have a recently installed 16i heatpump, which
> will provide most of the heat, except on those ocasions when the
> outside air gets below 35 and we shift to boiler.
> Local contractors have thus far provided me bids on the Utica MGB
> series, the Columbia EMG series, and the Crown Cayman series. =A0Any
> experience that could qualify or disqualify that particular series
> and/or the manufacturer would be appreciated. =A0Any recommendations of
> similar series by other reliable manufacturers would also help.
> =A0 =A0Thanks much
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0starrin

www.heatinghelp.com has 'the wall' where boiler pros answer, or
alt.hvac is where alot of "nice" boiler pros [hacks] are. There are
alot of reliable condensing boilers, you need a condensing unit to get
the efficency for any tax credits. I would go to "The Wall" and ask
whats reliable, Weil Mclain has a good name.

Posted by Lefty on October 9, 2009, 6:38 pm

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. I would go to "The Wall" and ask
whats reliable, Weil Mclain has a good name.

I was going to say the Weil-McLain 98% unit is really nice, but the OP said
he had no interest in the high-efficient jobs, and did'nt ask about that
brand name :-/
Other lower efficiency W-McL units are good though, too.

Posted by starrin on October 10, 2009, 10:27 am

wrote:

>. I would go to "The Wall" and ask
>whats reliable, Weil Mclain has a good name.
>I was going to say the Weil-McLain 98% unit is really nice, but the OP said
>he had no interest in the high-efficient jobs, and did'nt ask about that
>brand name :-/
>Other lower efficiency W-McL units are good though, too.

I forgot to say that I had a W-Mcl bid on a CGT5, but a recommendation
for their Ultra 105, with an indirect tank. I may get a rebate, but
the extra cost will eat it up.
Plus, I am concerned about the 15 year warranty on the aluminum
innards, while research indicates these boilers are subject to
corrosion problems.
To keep ahead of that, a gent who owns one tells me that W.McL says
water must best tested yearly, and that feed water (i.e. city water)
must meet certain specs for ph, salinity and hardness. Doesn't sound
too trouble free to me.
Thanks, you have me thinking
starrin

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