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Posted by tk03 on February 17, 2009 at 21:20:55:
In Reply to: Re: Steam Boiler Replacement Candidates posted by Ridge on February 17, 2009 at 12:03:08:
Is your existing system gas or oil? I like the idea of keeping the system steam and increasing the efficiency of the steam system. I have save people 20 - 30% without a boiler replacement. A boiler replacement will save you a fair amount if properly sized/ Will a water system be cheaper to operate? Yep. Will a good steam system be cheaper to operate that the cost of converting to hot water. Probably.
See this link for more info on increasing the efficiency of a steam system.
http://www.comfort-calc.net/tech_area_index.htm#SteamBoiler
Increasing steam system efficiency is vent, balancing, insulation, proper near boiler piping and proper sizing.