BlackDogKurt
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We are the second owners of a 9-year old house with an oil burner furnace and baseboard heating. There is no water heater tank and the hot water is heated by the oil burner furnace.
In 2007, we had to replace the power vent blower motor, which cost us over $900 with labor. The repairman said that the motor probably wore out faster than normal because of the fact that it was running so frequently and year round, every time water was heated. He suggested that we might want to consider switching to a tanked water heater since he could not guarantee how long the new motor would last.
This year, the transformer on the furnace needed to be replaced, which cost a few hundred more. In addition, we have found that the water does not get hot enough in the winter if more than one of the three heat zones in the house is heating at the same time. We were leaning to live with this inconvenience (I assume our tankless water heater is undersized…???), but now, in the past few months, the temperature of the hot water suddenly does not get very warm ever, and it is not even winter yet. I am afraid that there is something new now wrong.
Having now spent over $1,000 on the boiler in the past few years, and being wary of the power vent blower motor going again in the next few years, and now with the new problems with the hot water, I am seriously wondering if it does make sense to switch to a tanked water heater to reduce the wear on the boiler parts.
I know that tankless water heaters are more efficient overall, but I am afraid that in our case, it is becoming a major money pit. As I am previously unfamiliar with tankless water heaters, I am looking for other opinions or suggestions before making a decision though.
Thanks!
In 2007, we had to replace the power vent blower motor, which cost us over $900 with labor. The repairman said that the motor probably wore out faster than normal because of the fact that it was running so frequently and year round, every time water was heated. He suggested that we might want to consider switching to a tanked water heater since he could not guarantee how long the new motor would last.
This year, the transformer on the furnace needed to be replaced, which cost a few hundred more. In addition, we have found that the water does not get hot enough in the winter if more than one of the three heat zones in the house is heating at the same time. We were leaning to live with this inconvenience (I assume our tankless water heater is undersized…???), but now, in the past few months, the temperature of the hot water suddenly does not get very warm ever, and it is not even winter yet. I am afraid that there is something new now wrong.
Having now spent over $1,000 on the boiler in the past few years, and being wary of the power vent blower motor going again in the next few years, and now with the new problems with the hot water, I am seriously wondering if it does make sense to switch to a tanked water heater to reduce the wear on the boiler parts.
I know that tankless water heaters are more efficient overall, but I am afraid that in our case, it is becoming a major money pit. As I am previously unfamiliar with tankless water heaters, I am looking for other opinions or suggestions before making a decision though.
Thanks!