[Biggd]

Originally Posted by bigdog

Thanks Biggd.....

I'm in the same situation, not my primary residence either !
I do use the property year-round, but not permanent.
I will either be renting or selling this property (condo), within the next year,
so looking at cost justification for new boiler. $$$ I'm planning to purchase permanent residential home at the lake this year or next.

Will review with HVAC contractors, if I can install just the indirect storage tank,
beside the boiler, but I have serious space limitation if this is even feasible TBD ? The boiler runs fine, just does not provide adequate hot water b/c of the coil. Boiler is 25+ years old, so I understand the fuse is set, and only a matter of time before it dies. Don't want that to happen in the middle of winter, it's a dice roll !

If I go the course and install new boiler and be done with it all. as you stated "I could be dead by the time the new boiler fails again' !

I think you are going to find that installing an indirect storage tank with a circulator is going to cost almost as much as installing a new boiler with a coil. My situation was similar as I have a 3 1/2 foot high basement so I needed a side clean out boiler because a top clean out would very difficult to clean. I called a few burner companies but because of where it was located they wanted a lot of money. I Found a top cleaning boiler on line and I was able to find an oil burner guy from Mass willing to do it on the side. Total job cost me under 4K. I had to help him get the boiler into the basement which was a two man job, they are heavy. Plus I told him not to skimp on shut off valves and drains incase I had to drain the system down or shut things down if pipes leak. It was probably another $500.00 in extra valves and piping which a heating contract would not include in a basic boiler replacement. Of course this was all done after I had spent $800.00 on an emergency repair by Stafford oil and then told I needed a new boiler.