ᐅ Which type of heating system is best when replacing a unit after 36 years?
Created on: 14 Jul 2016 20:26
K
kiswiss
Hello, our newly purchased house currently has an oil heating system installed, which needs to be replaced before we move in.
It is a bungalow with 112 sq m (1206 sq ft). The boiler room is located in the basement. Next to it, there is a welded 4000-liter (1057-gallon) oil tank. Inside the house, there is a two-flue chimney. The previous owners also used a pellet stove in the living room as an additional heat source.
Now I am considering which type of heating system to choose. A gas connection is not possible since there is no gas line available.
My plan was to replace the oil boiler in the basement and additionally install either a water-heated pellet or wood stove in the living room. Possibly solar panels in the next few years as well (although I’m not sure about this yet, as I have often read that the benefits can be limited).
What would you recommend installing? Does it make sense to use a water-heated stove alongside the oil heating system? Or would a simple wood stove for occasional use be better?
It is a bungalow with 112 sq m (1206 sq ft). The boiler room is located in the basement. Next to it, there is a welded 4000-liter (1057-gallon) oil tank. Inside the house, there is a two-flue chimney. The previous owners also used a pellet stove in the living room as an additional heat source.
Now I am considering which type of heating system to choose. A gas connection is not possible since there is no gas line available.
My plan was to replace the oil boiler in the basement and additionally install either a water-heated pellet or wood stove in the living room. Possibly solar panels in the next few years as well (although I’m not sure about this yet, as I have often read that the benefits can be limited).
What would you recommend installing? Does it make sense to use a water-heated stove alongside the oil heating system? Or would a simple wood stove for occasional use be better?
kiswiss schrieb:
What I would like to know now is, what do you think about using fully demineralized water in the heating system? My heating installer says it is better for the boiler and the radiators. What bothers me a bit is that every time water needs to be refilled, I have to get it.
Does it really make that much of a difference, fully demineralized water or regular water?
He also recommended a water softening system.
What would you say about that?
Thanks in advance I have read that recommendation too, but as far as I know it was not done in my case. Could it also depend on the type of pipes and the hardness of the water supplied? Some pipes might be more susceptible than others. It certainly doesn’t cause harm, but it will probably be more expensive than regular water. Does it make a difference? I rather think not, otherwise many homeowners would have problems. New water isn’t continuously introduced into the heating circuit anyway, so the scale content is limited.
However, I have installed a water softening system because we have very hard water supplied here. I don’t have long-term experience yet, the system has only been running for a few weeks. I only know that with hard water, something always gets calcified—even the toilets, where water is cold, and of course kettles and other heating appliances.