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Can I update my radiant/boiler home heating?

Jan 11, 2008 by frankhenrikson | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I currently have a 30 added to year old boiler and baseboard radiators to rouse my home. It is very comfortable heat, but very outdated. I cannot at odds with the $3000 to $4000 bill to replace the boiler with a characterize new one. Is there any way to get a serviceman with HVAC certification to replace the "guts" of the boiler system or upgrade it somehow? It looks utterly uncomplicated inside the boiler unit. Are there any options other than leaving the Hobart system in its incapable current state?

I also have a hot mineral water boiler that is over 30 years old. It is fired by heating oil. I talked to the heating oil gathering where I get my fuel and ask them if there wear more efficient units than mine. They told me the component I have is about 85% and a new one would be about 92% efficent. Hard to warrant the cost in replaceing the unit I have. I have it cleaned every year and so far so material.

Running Water sound from radiator. How do you bleed a boiler radiant heat system?

Feb 01, 2007 by muchmemory | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I suspected I have to do this because of the symptoms explained below.I want to do it myself.
I've been hearing increasingly more sounds from the bedroom rad (furthest upstairs rad from the downstairs boiler) in morning before I get up. (The bedroom zone has been programmed to backlash in at 5:50AM before the 6 alarm and go back down at 7 when I leave for the day) I'm upset something is wrong?
In the 3.5 years since being in my 10 year old billet with an oil fired boiler, I've heard a few obscure tick tick bangs, and more recently a bantam hiss- all things I ignored in my layman's way, thought its fairly normal. Today was the most disturbing ring- that of running water, like a tap was on and it was running down a outflow. No signs of leaks. Is this a worsening evolution?
There is nothing I can see on the finned rads to bleed air. The only "air bleeding-looking thingy" I see is on the top of the regulator scarcely before the 4 "zone controlly-looking boxes".I won't come up it until I know more.WEB?

To bleed your radiators, first get the impassion running good and hot in all the zones. Then start at the highest radiator in the lodge and work your way down. A cup is all you need to catch the water. When it stops spitting and the branch is solid turn off the valve and move to then next radiator.

Are carbon monoxide detectors required if your stove is electric & you use Radiant Heat from a boiler?

Jan 02, 2007 by SeekingAnswers | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

There is a new law in CO detectors. This may be a dumb question, but are these required if you do not utilize gas for anything? My lights, and cooking are galvanizing, and I use radiant heat, where the floor baseboards are heated from a boiler in a broad apartment building.Thanks.

you in all probability don't need one, but it would be a good idea to have a CO detector anyway because you material in an apartment. someone else in your apartment building may have a fire or something and because CO is invisible and has no sense, you wouldn't even realize you were breathing in the malignant fumes.

Need general info on baseboard radiant heating and boilers??

Jul 08, 2008 by birdhunter5581 | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I am all in all buying a home with baseboard radiant heating (nat gas). The about was built in '62 and it has the original boiler. I have no participation with these systems. What brand of boiler would you recommend? I've got quotes for a Munchkin boiler, deliver, etc = $9000+ and a Noritz boiler, pump, ect. intsalled for around $8000. Are these moderate quotes? FYI, it's a 2000 sq ft tri-level available.

Also, the home is carpeted throughout and after reading about how the baseboard heating works, should I be perturbed that the carpet is fairly snug under the baseboard heaters?

Are there any concerns with babies and bantam children climbing up and around the baseboards?? Thanks

How to fix boiler for radiant heat?

Oct 08, 2008 by chuck d | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

Hi...irritated of contractors and this is what I need to do. I have a two unit building. The first module lost a substantial amount of water from the radiators due to some make clear improvements, sanding floors, moving some of the radiators, etc. The system is closed,however Item 1 gets little water pumped in. The last guy ran a hose from the laundry sink into the consume, lit the furnace, and viola...back in business. I need to recognize these step in sequence to repeat...anyone have an idea? Thanks!

profession a professional will cost you less than dry firing your boiler