Hello,
New to the forum, had been reading/researching about boilers, haven't found what I was looking for.
I currently have a NG fired Triangle combi-boiler (120 BTU with 42 gallon CI thank) that also provides DHW. The ranch-style house is 1,300 sqf with two zones. Zone one has eight radiators and zone 2 a single, long baseboard. The combi-boiler is in a 4.5'x5.0' room, that's all the room I have for heating and DHW since there's no basement. There had been some work done already, the LCWO sensor, the expansion thank, a transformer on the boiler and the external Taco zone control replaced within the last year or two.
The unit is 16 years old and as of late, it's been having issues. At times, the boiler would go off and does not run even if the the thermostat calls for it, no DHW either. Shutting off and turning on the external emergency switch, or the switch on the unit, fires up boiler. At times, it runs just fine for days after the reset. Other times, it runs for about 20 seconds and stops and refuses to stay on. Even resetting number of times doesn't work. I did notice that leaving the switch off for a longer time period gives the boiler a better chance to stay on.
On the coldest days in March, low teens, it worked fine during the day. The the thermostats for the two zones are programmed, after 10PM they keep the temperature at 66 degree and 6AM raise the temperature to 70. Waking up in the morning around seven, the house temperature was 62 degree and boiler off. Resetting the switch kicked in the burner, but it ran for only 20 seconds. No matter what I did, it wouldn't stay on. I had one plumber looked at it, but he didn't know what to do with it. I've reached the company that installed it, but by the time he arrived at noon, the boiler was running just fine.
I cannot go through another winter with the boiler being unreliable, I have two grandkids to babysit 3-4 times a week. Is it worth for repairing this boiler, or should I look for replacement? Due to the limited space available, one of the heating guys recommended wall mounted condensing DHW and boiler from Navien. That would work, but people in this forum don't seem to like them much, probably for good reasons.
Are the condensing unit worth for considering, or should I look for a similar CI combi-boiler?
TIA..
PS: The house is Lower Fairfield Contry, CT
New to the forum, had been reading/researching about boilers, haven't found what I was looking for.
I currently have a NG fired Triangle combi-boiler (120 BTU with 42 gallon CI thank) that also provides DHW. The ranch-style house is 1,300 sqf with two zones. Zone one has eight radiators and zone 2 a single, long baseboard. The combi-boiler is in a 4.5'x5.0' room, that's all the room I have for heating and DHW since there's no basement. There had been some work done already, the LCWO sensor, the expansion thank, a transformer on the boiler and the external Taco zone control replaced within the last year or two.
The unit is 16 years old and as of late, it's been having issues. At times, the boiler would go off and does not run even if the the thermostat calls for it, no DHW either. Shutting off and turning on the external emergency switch, or the switch on the unit, fires up boiler. At times, it runs just fine for days after the reset. Other times, it runs for about 20 seconds and stops and refuses to stay on. Even resetting number of times doesn't work. I did notice that leaving the switch off for a longer time period gives the boiler a better chance to stay on.
On the coldest days in March, low teens, it worked fine during the day. The the thermostats for the two zones are programmed, after 10PM they keep the temperature at 66 degree and 6AM raise the temperature to 70. Waking up in the morning around seven, the house temperature was 62 degree and boiler off. Resetting the switch kicked in the burner, but it ran for only 20 seconds. No matter what I did, it wouldn't stay on. I had one plumber looked at it, but he didn't know what to do with it. I've reached the company that installed it, but by the time he arrived at noon, the boiler was running just fine.
I cannot go through another winter with the boiler being unreliable, I have two grandkids to babysit 3-4 times a week. Is it worth for repairing this boiler, or should I look for replacement? Due to the limited space available, one of the heating guys recommended wall mounted condensing DHW and boiler from Navien. That would work, but people in this forum don't seem to like them much, probably for good reasons.
Are the condensing unit worth for considering, or should I look for a similar CI combi-boiler?
TIA..
PS: The house is Lower Fairfield Contry, CT
