I am converting from oil to natural gas. I have a 2-story old Victorian house, 7 rooms, steam radiators with 1 pipe system steam boiler/burner. I am replacing a Weil-McLain Gold Series 3 Model P-SGO-4. One vendor noted that this is too big – it has steam sq ft of 450. I have had no problems.
4 vendor quotes have similar boiler sizes, but my vendor's is a bit larger. Are they similar enough and so OK? All visited all radiators and looked like they measured. My vendor is a well known local guy named by utility and town hall construction dept.
My vendor wants to install the Peerless 63-04 or 63-04L - Input MBH 147.5 and steam sq ft 383.
Other vendors:
One has the Peerless smaller 63-03 without the "L" (input MBH 118, steam sq ft 308).
One has the Burnham IN4 (Input MBH 105, steam sq ft 271).
One has the Utica PEG112EID (Input MBH 112, steam sq ft 292).
4 vendor quotes have similar boiler sizes, but my vendor's is a bit larger. Are they similar enough and so OK? All visited all radiators and looked like they measured. My vendor is a well known local guy named by utility and town hall construction dept.
My vendor wants to install the Peerless 63-04 or 63-04L - Input MBH 147.5 and steam sq ft 383.
Other vendors:
One has the Peerless smaller 63-03 without the "L" (input MBH 118, steam sq ft 308).
One has the Burnham IN4 (Input MBH 105, steam sq ft 271).
One has the Utica PEG112EID (Input MBH 112, steam sq ft 292).