I'm planning on converting my home to an IWB boiler within the next two years. As you all know, the capitol outlay on these projects are one of the major drawbacks. I'd like to build this system in stages to avoid any financing of the project. I've been working with a local company that has been in the boiler business for many years and I'd like to run one of their proposals by the group here to see if it makes sense.
A major decision I need to make about my storage is pressurized vs. non pressurized. I have baseboard heat so I thought I would lean towards a pressurized system. The company in question tends to opt for non pressurized storage, but will do either.
I'm hoping to do as much work as I can on my own. This company sells a kit and plans for a non pressurized storage tank. Here is what my designer suggested and I want to see what others think.
He suggests I get the storage tank build it on my own and then connect it to my oil burner for the time being. He says that we can locate the temperature sensor high enough in the tank so that the tank can work similar to a boiler mate and then I can treat it as it's own zone and re program my oil burner aquastat for "cold start". This sounds pretty similar to what my oil company tried to sell me a couple years ago when I had them out to explore efficiency options (before I learned about boilers).
Then in a year or so when I have saved enough for my boiler, I can add it to the system and have it assume primary heating responsibilities. What does everyone think?
A major decision I need to make about my storage is pressurized vs. non pressurized. I have baseboard heat so I thought I would lean towards a pressurized system. The company in question tends to opt for non pressurized storage, but will do either.
I'm hoping to do as much work as I can on my own. This company sells a kit and plans for a non pressurized storage tank. Here is what my designer suggested and I want to see what others think.
He suggests I get the storage tank build it on my own and then connect it to my oil burner for the time being. He says that we can locate the temperature sensor high enough in the tank so that the tank can work similar to a boiler mate and then I can treat it as it's own zone and re program my oil burner aquastat for "cold start". This sounds pretty similar to what my oil company tried to sell me a couple years ago when I had them out to explore efficiency options (before I learned about boilers).
Then in a year or so when I have saved enough for my boiler, I can add it to the system and have it assume primary heating responsibilities. What does everyone think?