LizzyBB
New Member
I'm a regular home owner with very little knowledge of boilers. I've read some of the threads here and you all seem very knowledgeable, so I'm hoping you can help me.
We had a new gas boiler installed about 4 years ago to replace our very old oil boiler. It is a Triangle Tube Prestige Solo 110. We have hot water heating (baseboards) with 3 zones, and a 4th zone for the also new water tank. It has worked flawlessly for our current 3 bathrooms and 2200 sq ft of house (2 levels).
We are now getting ready to add a second floor, with an additional 900 sq ft and 1 more bathroom. So the final home will have 4 bathrooms and 3100 sq ft. We live close to Boston MA. We are planning to put foam insulation in the new second floor.
So here's the question. When the boiler was installed, we told the plumber we may eventually add a second floor, and he felt this boiler would be fine for that. Now that we are getting ready to add the second floor and are getting quotes from plumbers, we are getting conflicting information. One plumber in particular is saying that this boiler is not big enough to handle all that heating, while the others did not seem concerned.
I have tried to look up websites to calculate what we need, but it's very confusing. I just want to get a very general idea of whether you think this kind of boiler can handle that size house. Or do we need to upgrade?
Thank you so much for any help you can give me.
We had a new gas boiler installed about 4 years ago to replace our very old oil boiler. It is a Triangle Tube Prestige Solo 110. We have hot water heating (baseboards) with 3 zones, and a 4th zone for the also new water tank. It has worked flawlessly for our current 3 bathrooms and 2200 sq ft of house (2 levels).
We are now getting ready to add a second floor, with an additional 900 sq ft and 1 more bathroom. So the final home will have 4 bathrooms and 3100 sq ft. We live close to Boston MA. We are planning to put foam insulation in the new second floor.
So here's the question. When the boiler was installed, we told the plumber we may eventually add a second floor, and he felt this boiler would be fine for that. Now that we are getting ready to add the second floor and are getting quotes from plumbers, we are getting conflicting information. One plumber in particular is saying that this boiler is not big enough to handle all that heating, while the others did not seem concerned.
I have tried to look up websites to calculate what we need, but it's very confusing. I just want to get a very general idea of whether you think this kind of boiler can handle that size house. Or do we need to upgrade?
Thank you so much for any help you can give me.