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| davefonce
 |  "Steam to hot water"
, posted Tue 24 Jun 07:53  
I will be remodeling my home tearing out all the flooring and walls.
I am thinking of changing over from steam to hot water, looking to gain efficiency and comfort and elimniate the large radiators. I will also relace all the steam piping looking to replace them with a more convieniently placed system. I live in an old home and the piping runs on the outside of some walls and limits head room in the basement.
I currenlty have a two year old gas fired Burnham Independence boiler. Will I be able to convert this to hot water?
I would also like to add some radiant floor heat as a secondary heat source in some rooms and the basement. Can this be run from one boiler or should this be a seperate system?
Thoughts, suggestions and advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dave
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| yuri
| "Re(1):Steam to hot water" , posted Tue 24 Jun 22:18:
I highly doubt it. That boiler is UL, AGA, Warnock Hersey and other codes certified for steam use and not hot water. No insurance company will allow that modification and insure your house for liability reasons. Best to get a good Weil McLain boiler and have it zoned properly. Sell the old one on E-Bay, Craigslist.
Check:
http://www.weil-mclain.com/
They make some of the best boilers around.
Yuri
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| | Freon
| "Re(2):Steam to hot water" , posted Thu 26 Jun 13:31
Get the model number and check with Burnham. Many boilers are just that... they heat water. Steam systems have a few extra goodies added but otherwise it's just a hot water heater run at higher temps. The definitive answer rests with Burnham in case your model has some very special design characteristics that make it unsuitable for hot water
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