andimann
2016-03-27 20:01:30
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Happy Easter!
In my mother’s house, the heating system is starting to act up and, like with an old car, the question now is whether to keep repairing it or to replace it?
I don’t know exactly what is installed there, low-temperature or constant-temperature boiler, the house is 500 km away. But as far as we know, the heating system was already replaced once in the 80s, so it could indeed be a low-temperature boiler.
And now the question:
Do “normal” low-temperature boilers even still exist? A quick search online only resulted in condensing boilers.
Switching to condensing technology would probably bring a miserable cascade of consequences: new chimney, installation of a condensate drain in the boiler room including a lifting station, etc. None of that is worthwhile, the house will probably be sold in 10 years anyway and the condensing system will not save more than 200 l of oil per year compared to a low-temperature system.
Best regards,
Andreas
In my mother’s house, the heating system is starting to act up and, like with an old car, the question now is whether to keep repairing it or to replace it?
I don’t know exactly what is installed there, low-temperature or constant-temperature boiler, the house is 500 km away. But as far as we know, the heating system was already replaced once in the 80s, so it could indeed be a low-temperature boiler.
And now the question:
Do “normal” low-temperature boilers even still exist? A quick search online only resulted in condensing boilers.
Switching to condensing technology would probably bring a miserable cascade of consequences: new chimney, installation of a condensate drain in the boiler room including a lifting station, etc. None of that is worthwhile, the house will probably be sold in 10 years anyway and the condensing system will not save more than 200 l of oil per year compared to a low-temperature system.
Best regards,
Andreas