How to save heating oil tankless?
How to save heating oil tankless?
How to save heating oil tankless?
We just bought and moved into a house with oil heat. This is a first for us. Now the water is heated tank less. The house is about 20 years old in MA. What options do we have to save oil while heating water. It seems that I can watch the gauge going down. I just had the oil filled up 3 weeks ago and a visible amount is gone. We have not turned the heat on yet, are extremely conservative regarding our water and energy use (like we shower in the gym, wash cold, don’t take baths etc). Does it make sense to install an extra water heater, and how would we heat it, oil or electricity, how much would such a boiler cost? The potential oil costs scare me very much.
Thanks
if it was me i would install an electric hot water heater…that way you would not have to buy oil year round to heat water…I would not buy a heat pump to heat my home as it will not do a good job in your cold winters…the amount of oil burnt for heating water is determined by how long you run the water ….most oil fired units will tell you what size nozzle it has..such as a 1.00 at 80 degree A…what this means it will burn one gallon of oil for every hour it runs….the nozzle patter is sprayed out at 80 degrees from the nose of the nozzle and the A is whether it is a solid flame or holow core flame…as expensive as oil is it would be cheaper to use electric to heat all the water for your home laundry and kitchen, bathroom water…if i went to an electric hot water heater i would also buy the insulation blanket that goes around the heater…
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May 16th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
if it was me i would install an electric hot water heater…that way you would not have to buy oil year round to heat water…I would not buy a heat pump to heat my home as it will not do a good job in your cold winters…the amount of oil burnt for heating water is determined by how long you run the water ….most oil fired units will tell you what size nozzle it has..such as a 1.00 at 80 degree A…what this means it will burn one gallon of oil for every hour it runs….the nozzle patter is sprayed out at 80 degrees from the nose of the nozzle and the A is whether it is a solid flame or holow core flame…as expensive as oil is it would be cheaper to use electric to heat all the water for your home laundry and kitchen, bathroom water…if i went to an electric hot water heater i would also buy the insulation blanket that goes around the heater…
May 16th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
If your seeing a dramatic decrease in oil than I’d have the lines checked for leaks. because a tankless water heater saves on fuel more so than a standard tank water heater. With the tankless your only heating the water as you need it with the standard water heater your constantly having to heat it.
May 16th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Electric water heaters are an option as they are relatively inexpensive to install and in some parts of Mass. the cost of electric is cheaper than oil.
Another option is what they call a "superstore" tank you have installed off of your bioler. It works the same way as a tankless but is A LOT more efficient. It uses the water that heats your house to heat your hot water at the same time.
Good luck. Tankless water heaters are pretty much the worst option out there.
May 16th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
oil gauges are not the most acurate thing. your only other options for heat in today’s day and age are natural gas, which is equally expensive, but cleaner, yet takes longer to heat water. electricity, which is even more expensize but electric tanks can last up to 30 years compared to 20years for natural gas. tankless water tanks are the way to go, they are rather expensive but they dont waste any fuel such as a 50 gallon water tank does having to constantly heat and cool heat and cool. tankless hwt’s only heat the water you run (but you need to run your hot water tap at a good rate, not just dribble). you can always get a fireplace installed to help conserve the cost of heating your house. or you can always consider getting an A/C with a heat pump. it reverses it’s process in the winter to provide with extra heat. There’s many options of furnaces available such as two speeds and variable speeds that’ll reduce the amount of energy required to heat the home, saving you money. or you can always go with a boiler using water as a means to heat your home. again very costly but it’ll save you in the long run and are great selling features.
May 16th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
your system will maintain the temp setting all year long in the boiler in order to make hot water when needed. Install an electric water heater and turn the boiler off except in the winter so you will have heat. That is the smple solution I think you are looking for. An electric 50 gallon water heater should cost roughly 500-800 installed. Hope that helps.