Forced hot water baseboard heating...
Furnace is in the basement and the baseboard heating is on the first floor
only.
Water service to the house has a regulator to limit pressure.
Not worried about the B&G pump, but the furnace lifespan itself... Any
ideas how long these things last on average? I've heard 25 years. Google
has a million different answers depending on who you listen to.
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Yes... I guess it is called a boiler.
What are the worst case and best case scenarios for each? Mine is at least
15-18 years old.
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> Natural gas service...
>
> Forced hot water baseboard heating...
>
> Furnace is in the basement and the baseboard heating is on the first
> floor only.
>
> Water service to the house has a regulator to limit pressure.
>
> Not worried about the B&G pump, but the furnace lifespan itself...
> Any ideas how long these things last on average? I've heard 25 years.
> Google has a million different answers depending on who you listen
> to.
>
The answer is ------- depends!
How often is the boiler used?
How has it been maintained?
Was it a high quality unit?
Was it a good installation?
Is it in good working order now?
Will you be living in the place for a long/short time?
Since the newer units are much more energy efficient you need to run the
numbers and look at how much more efficient a new model is. Will it have
a good payback rate for the new unit? Are there rebates available?
http://www.njcleanenergy.com/residential/programs/warmadvantage/warmadvan
tage
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=boilers.pr_boilers
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