ironpony said:would it not be cheaper to convert to an electric hot water tank???
they are very energy efficient now
smoke show said:Hows the recovery time on electric units?
I have LP now, but been thinking about electric when it craps out.
I seem to remember the recovery being forever at my folks house, but that was an old unit.
ironpony said:smoke show said:Hows the recovery time on electric units?
I have LP now, but been thinking about electric when it craps out.
I seem to remember the recovery being forever at my folks house, but that was an old unit.
I have an 80 gallon capacity and never have had cold water.
3 people in house
no nat.gas here and not going to propane
smoke show said:ironpony said:smoke show said:Hows the recovery time on electric units?
I have LP now, but been thinking about electric when it craps out.
I seem to remember the recovery being forever at my folks house, but that was an old unit.
I have an 80 gallon capacity and never have had cold water.
3 people in house
no nat.gas here and not going to propane
Thats a big boy for three.
I'll hafta compare when the time comes.
briggsy13 said:Here are some other concerns of ours.
- well the cost right now to buy a hot water heater. This year we bought the pellet stove. Maybe next year we can swing the hot water heater.
- the lack of using the boiler. We've been told by repairmen that by not using the boiler we can do damage to it. Which even if we don't need it, we need it to still work for resale value of the home.
Anyone have any info on that? If we can fire it up once a week/month to keep it running then we would. But I don't want to kill it by not using it.
ironpony said:briggsy13 said:Here are some other concerns of ours.
- well the cost right now to buy a hot water heater. This year we bought the pellet stove. Maybe next year we can swing the hot water heater.
- the lack of using the boiler. We've been told by repairmen that by not using the boiler we can do damage to it. Which even if we don't need it, we need it to still work for resale value of the home.
Anyone have any info on that? If we can fire it up once a week/month to keep it running then we would. But I don't want to kill it by not using it.
I have heard of those concerns, not sure if true
and keeping it in the garage might negate any possible savings
ironpony said:smoke show said:Hows the recovery time on electric units?
I have LP now, but been thinking about electric when it craps out.
I seem to remember the recovery being forever at my folks house, but that was an old unit.
I have an 80 gallon capacity and never have had cold water.
3 people in house
no nat.gas here and not going to propane
ironpony said:would it not be cheaper to convert to an electric hot water tank???
they are very energy efficient now
TLHinCanada said:I bought a 40 gal. for 267.00, it will require a 220 volt 30 amp circuit. I have mine on a timer it runs 8 hours a day. I did put a insulating blanket on it (cost 26.00). Provides showers, dishwasher, and laundry for two, if you need more turn it on and it usually recovers in 30-45 minutes. These are Canadian prices so you can probably reduce them by 20%.
BradH70 said:I have an Amtrol Boiler Mate that stores my hot water and acts as a zone off of the oil furnace. In the past 11 months I have used ~250 gallons of oil to keep the DHW hot. This work out to be $897.50/year at today’s oil price of $3.59. Electricity from PSNH is going for ~$0.155kWh.
1 gallon of oil = 115,000 BTU’s x 250 gallons = 28,750,000 BTU’s
1 kWh of electricity = 3,413 BTU’s
So…. 28,750,000/3,413 = 8,423.67kWh * $0.155 = $1,305.67
Looks like it is cheaper to keep my Boiler Mate. However, I’m hoping that someone will find some holes in my projections such that I could justify switching to an alternate fuel source for DHW.
ironpony said:BradH70 said:I have an Amtrol Boiler Mate that stores my hot water and acts as a zone off of the oil furnace. In the past 11 months I have used ~250 gallons of oil to keep the DHW hot. This work out to be $897.50/year at today’s oil price of $3.59. Electricity from PSNH is going for ~$0.155kWh.
1 gallon of oil = 115,000 BTU’s x 250 gallons = 28,750,000 BTU’s
1 kWh of electricity = 3,413 BTU’s
So…. 28,750,000/3,413 = 8,423.67kWh * $0.155 = $1,305.67
Looks like it is cheaper to keep my Boiler Mate. However, I’m hoping that someone will find some holes in my projections such that I could justify switching to an alternate fuel source for DHW.
I do not think that is a correct comparison but I could be wrong
oil is going to have alot more waste heat???
I am sure someone with more knowledge will chime in
BradH70 said:I have an Amtrol Boiler Mate that stores my hot water and acts as a zone off of the oil furnace. In the past 11 months I have used ~250 gallons of oil to keep the DHW hot. This work out to be $897.50/year at today’s oil price of $3.59. Electricity from PSNH is going for ~$0.155kWh.
1 gallon of oil = 115,000 BTU’s x 250 gallons = 28,750,000 BTU’s
1 kWh of electricity = 3,413 BTU’s
So…. 28,750,000/3,413 = 8,423.67kWh * $0.155 = $1,305.67
Looks like it is cheaper to keep my Boiler Mate. However, I’m hoping that someone will find some holes in my projections such that I could justify switching to an alternate fuel source for DHW.
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