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Sample00 · 10-30-2008, 10:05 AM

hey gang,
i cant remember if I asked this here before so I thought I would post it again.
I know I dont have alzheimers but maybe I have sometimers.

anyhow, long story short.
I have a hot water heating system in my home. Its operated by a natural gas boiler thats about 30 years old. Anyhow, this boiler is old, not very energy efficient and needs to be replaced. We have radiators throughout our home to disperse the heat. Also this boiler handles the infloor heating in my garage.

secondly, I have a seperate hot water tank that of course is used for bathing, dishes etc.

my first question is...is there a boiler out there that would handle combining the two seperate units?

secondly, does anybody have any idea how much a unit like that would cost?

if there isnt a unit out there that can handle both applications (boiler and hot water tank) I am prepared to go to a tankless hot water system for bath, dishes etc and a seperate unit for the heating.

any help or thoughts on this would be appreciated. I dont want to have my heating system go down when its -40 outside.

I realize plumbers and HVAC people are probably out making tons of money right now but if there are any of you out there, your help would be greatly appreciated.

10-30-2008, 10:05 AM	#1
Sample00 Sleazy Banker Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cold Lake Alberta Canada Exp:	Hot water heating... hey gang, i cant remember if I asked this here before so I thought I would post it again. I know I dont have alzheimers but maybe I have sometimers. anyhow, long story short. I have a hot water heating system in my home. Its operated by a natural gas boiler thats about 30 years old. Anyhow, this boiler is old, not very energy efficient and needs to be replaced. We have radiators throughout our home to disperse the heat. Also this boiler handles the infloor heating in my garage. secondly, I have a seperate hot water tank that of course is used for bathing, dishes etc. my first question is...is there a boiler out there that would handle combining the two seperate units? secondly, does anybody have any idea how much a unit like that would cost? if there isnt a unit out there that can handle both applications (boiler and hot water tank) I am prepared to go to a tankless hot water system for bath, dishes etc and a seperate unit for the heating. any help or thoughts on this would be appreciated. I dont want to have my heating system go down when its -40 outside. I realize plumbers and HVAC people are probably out making tons of money right now but if there are any of you out there, your help would be greatly appreciated.