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GettingBy
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Posted: Thu Jul 5th, 2007 10:17 pm |
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We're in an antique Cape that has a ca. 1940's American Standard boiler with a Carlin oil burner and a Bell & Gossett circ. pump.
Here's the problem. The furnace is huge and undoubtedly contains asbestos. Boiler is contained within a modular sheet metal cabinet, so I can't see how much.
Both the circulator pump and the oil burner have bearings going noisy.
The furnace is jammed into a small cylindrically shaped "root cellar" with no bulkhead or any access to the outdoors). Rest of house has dirt floored crawl where the f.h.w. pipes & regular plumbing run. Poor seal from winter wind.
Here's the question:
MIght it make more sense to replace just the burner and the circulator pump and continue to use the boiler that's in place ((Question being how long an American Standard boiler might last)), rather than pay a wad to have the furnace taken apart & removed - with asbestos abatement issues. Also there's the chance that a modern furnace sheding less heat from its body into the space immediately around it could potentially leave the nearby crawl spaces without sufficient "accidental" heat to keep pipes from freezing. Tightening up the crawls should be done, I know, but will also be expensive in time and treasure.
Thanks a lot for reading this yarn...
Pete
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Al Gregory
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Posted: Fri Jul 6th, 2007 05:38 pm |
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| Yes the burner and circ can be replaced. It may be easier to leave the old boiler in place and leave it. Then install a new one next to it
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