mikeangelini
New Member
Hello,
Like many other people out there that heat with oil, I am ready to shut that boiler down. I have found the OnDemand coil to be unpredictable, causing scalding at times when the water that was in the coil reaches the faucet, changing water temperature depending on where the boiler is in its heat cycle, etc. At almost $5 a gallon, I see no reason to keep that box of steel hot all summer just for hot water. I have just enough space to put a 40-50 gallon electric tank right next to the boiler.
OK, now on to my actual questions:
-I am good to go with installing the new hot water tank...but how do I disconnect the coil from the water supply? I know that I still need cold water supply to enter the boiler for heating system's water, but I don't think I can just cap the coil's input and output, right? Could expansion cause something to burst? Can I simply remove the coil and run the boiler in the winter only without it?
Thanks in advance for any advice. You guys have helped me a lot in the past and I appreciate it.
Mike Angelini
Like many other people out there that heat with oil, I am ready to shut that boiler down. I have found the OnDemand coil to be unpredictable, causing scalding at times when the water that was in the coil reaches the faucet, changing water temperature depending on where the boiler is in its heat cycle, etc. At almost $5 a gallon, I see no reason to keep that box of steel hot all summer just for hot water. I have just enough space to put a 40-50 gallon electric tank right next to the boiler.
OK, now on to my actual questions:
-I am good to go with installing the new hot water tank...but how do I disconnect the coil from the water supply? I know that I still need cold water supply to enter the boiler for heating system's water, but I don't think I can just cap the coil's input and output, right? Could expansion cause something to burst? Can I simply remove the coil and run the boiler in the winter only without it?
Thanks in advance for any advice. You guys have helped me a lot in the past and I appreciate it.
Mike Angelini