Hello Everyone,
I apologize ahead of time as im totally new to boilers. I grew up down south and moved to Long Island and bought a house. The boiler in there now is from 1969 leaks and im sure will die any day. House details are 2800 square feet including basement. Basement does have radiators. 2 zones (one for second floor and one for first and basement together). I only have one baseboard on the second floor. The rest of radiators are in the wall in each room under the windows.
So i have been trying to get quotes and familiarize myself as best as i could with these systems. So far i have 3 quotes. (really 4 but i couldn't stand the guy and do not want to do business with him)
Company 1 is offering Bosch 151 unit - They told me they switched to Bosch from Navien because Navien gave them too many issues
Company 2 is offering Navien 240 (he also quoted me for Bosch because i explained concern about the negative reviews with Navien ) - Company 2 is very fond of Navien and recommends them. Says he has installed 100's of them and no complaints and carries their parts on the truck so if something does break it can be fixed within minutes.
Company 3 is offering Kinetics Energy system 2000 EK-1 or Accel CS. I see they seem to save a lot o money on Oil burners but i dont see much info on Gas burners for them. Also when i try to do research on the forums it seems people either really love them or hate them.
Other than i obviously needing to heat the house, i have 3 women living with me who like to take showers in what would seem like boiling water. So i need hot water instantly and endless. I've mentioned this to all 3 who have all said it should not be a problem. Company 2 even wrote on my quote "Navien NCB-240 AND endless water heater".
I have Lots of space to put so space is not an issue. I hope i have everything down needed. If not please let me know what else i can provide.
On a side note, my gas bill last month was 250 dollars. The heat was on 61 the entire time (5 days for 70). Average temp was probably Mid 30's. To me that seems high but maybe im wrong? I checked the bill and i believe it said gas itself was a little over 100 and they charged 125 to "deliver it". Does that seem right to you? I know boiler is leaking (as well as behind the stove i think) but would that cause the bill to be so high? Dont worry we are not living in the house at the moment. I only go there after work everyday and work a little bit and of course on the weekends.
I apologize ahead of time as im totally new to boilers. I grew up down south and moved to Long Island and bought a house. The boiler in there now is from 1969 leaks and im sure will die any day. House details are 2800 square feet including basement. Basement does have radiators. 2 zones (one for second floor and one for first and basement together). I only have one baseboard on the second floor. The rest of radiators are in the wall in each room under the windows.
So i have been trying to get quotes and familiarize myself as best as i could with these systems. So far i have 3 quotes. (really 4 but i couldn't stand the guy and do not want to do business with him)
Company 1 is offering Bosch 151 unit - They told me they switched to Bosch from Navien because Navien gave them too many issues
Company 2 is offering Navien 240 (he also quoted me for Bosch because i explained concern about the negative reviews with Navien ) - Company 2 is very fond of Navien and recommends them. Says he has installed 100's of them and no complaints and carries their parts on the truck so if something does break it can be fixed within minutes.
Company 3 is offering Kinetics Energy system 2000 EK-1 or Accel CS. I see they seem to save a lot o money on Oil burners but i dont see much info on Gas burners for them. Also when i try to do research on the forums it seems people either really love them or hate them.
Other than i obviously needing to heat the house, i have 3 women living with me who like to take showers in what would seem like boiling water. So i need hot water instantly and endless. I've mentioned this to all 3 who have all said it should not be a problem. Company 2 even wrote on my quote "Navien NCB-240 AND endless water heater".
I have Lots of space to put so space is not an issue. I hope i have everything down needed. If not please let me know what else i can provide.
On a side note, my gas bill last month was 250 dollars. The heat was on 61 the entire time (5 days for 70). Average temp was probably Mid 30's. To me that seems high but maybe im wrong? I checked the bill and i believe it said gas itself was a little over 100 and they charged 125 to "deliver it". Does that seem right to you? I know boiler is leaking (as well as behind the stove i think) but would that cause the bill to be so high? Dont worry we are not living in the house at the moment. I only go there after work everyday and work a little bit and of course on the weekends.