I need help EXPERTS:
I have a pretty old peerless hot water boiler (Baseboard heating), 165,000 BTU. My house was built in 1950, 2 family, it's an old house. The area to be heated is 1,700 sqf, it's small (First floor and basement). My issue is that I am paying close to $300 monthly during the cold months, this is extremely high compared to most other properties. Some experts have told me that my boiler is oversized, while some say it doesn't really matter what size the boiler is.
I admit that the insulation in my house is not ideal, but to pay that much money in gas, something has to be very wrong. The boiler is used to heat the 1st apartment and basement (finished). It seems like years ago this boiler was used to heat up the whole house as the second apartment has baseboards but now uses forced air heat. I bought this house 3 years ago, it is in NJ.
Should I look into changing my boiler to a more efficient/ better sized? What would be an appropriate BTU for 1700 sqf area?
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I have a pretty old peerless hot water boiler (Baseboard heating), 165,000 BTU. My house was built in 1950, 2 family, it's an old house. The area to be heated is 1,700 sqf, it's small (First floor and basement). My issue is that I am paying close to $300 monthly during the cold months, this is extremely high compared to most other properties. Some experts have told me that my boiler is oversized, while some say it doesn't really matter what size the boiler is.
I admit that the insulation in my house is not ideal, but to pay that much money in gas, something has to be very wrong. The boiler is used to heat the 1st apartment and basement (finished). It seems like years ago this boiler was used to heat up the whole house as the second apartment has baseboards but now uses forced air heat. I bought this house 3 years ago, it is in NJ.
Should I look into changing my boiler to a more efficient/ better sized? What would be an appropriate BTU for 1700 sqf area?
