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Old 04-04-2012, 05:48 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by CateP View Post
Here is some more relevant information. The house was not occupied for almost two years. The furnace and house systems were shut down this past winter. The water for the house comes from a private well with no "treatment."

Eastern quoted me a price of $850 to replace coil.
Wonderful concept - water heater part of boiler/heating system. Does not work in some circumstances - very well.

Tankless are great. You will need propane and you will need to vent it - normally throught the roof but can be power (electricity) vented out side. And all costs a great deal. And no one or few know how to fix these.

The advice above about installing a stand alone 30 or 40 gallon electric tank heater is a simple and less expensive alternative. They last 10 - 20 years. And then just buy another one.

Or bite the bullit and pay the $850.00 after shopping around for prices.
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