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Hot water boiler installation. Where to start?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: lordtodd75 on January 05, 2009, 09:41:04 am ---Sorry about the confusion. I am actually talking about an oil boiler to heat my home. I had no idea it was as difficult and undoable as everyone is saying. I just thought pehaps someone could point me in the direction of some reading material to help me learn the ropes. It is very hard for me to pay $1000.00 to $2000.00 for 2 days worth of labor.
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Depending on local laws you may have to pay it. I know here if that's done without a license, and something happens that requires an insurance claim, you're SOL. First thing the adjustor will say is "let's see the permits, inspection reports, and license number of the person who did it".
CCM:
--- Quote from: lordtodd75 on January 05, 2009, 09:41:04 am ---Sorry about the confusion. I am actually talking about an oil boiler to heat my home. I had no idea it was as difficult and undoable as everyone is saying. I just thought pehaps someone could point me in the direction of some reading material to help me learn the ropes. It is very hard for me to pay $1000.00 to $2000.00 for 2 days worth of labor.
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Yea, this is something that you do not want to attempt yourself!
orion:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 05, 2009, 07:57:05 am ---
--- Quote from: myntik1 on January 04, 2009, 10:41:27 pm ---The only thing that scares me more than electricity and water is natural gas and fire.
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In other news he's only marginally terrified of earth and wind. :)
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Ohhhhhhhhh....... you didn't! :lame: ;D
I understand not wanting to shell out all that cash for that job, who would. Our HVAC system (gas pack and heat pump) is about 10 years old and will probably die here soon. It will be thousands of dollars to replace it. My in laws have a home warranty contract that they pay about $400.00 a year for. We had to buy one when we sold our previous place to get people to buy. It covers things like appliances and Air conditioners and boilers and such.... you might want to look into something like that before you shell out that $2000.00. I don't know much about it myself, but I am going to get the name of the company my in laws use.
orion:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 05, 2009, 09:47:14 am ---
--- Quote from: lordtodd75 on January 05, 2009, 09:41:04 am ---Sorry about the confusion. I am actually talking about an oil boiler to heat my home. I had no idea it was as difficult and undoable as everyone is saying. I just thought pehaps someone could point me in the direction of some reading material to help me learn the ropes. It is very hard for me to pay $1000.00 to $2000.00 for 2 days worth of labor.
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Depending on local laws you may have to pay it. I know here if that's done without a license, and something happens that requires an insurance claim, you're SOL. First thing the adjustor will say is "let's see the permits, inspection reports, and license number of the person who did it".
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That's true, around here you can't even buy parts for your HVAC unless your a licensed HVAC contractor.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: orion on January 05, 2009, 11:33:12 am ---I understand not wanting to shell out all that cash for that job, who would. Our HVAC system (gas pack and heat pump) is about 10 years old and will probably die here soon. It will be thousands of dollars to replace it. My in laws have a home warranty contract that they pay about $400.00 a year for. We had to buy one when we sold our previous place to get people to buy. It covers things like appliances and Air conditioners and boilers and such.... you might want to look into something like that before you shell out that $2000.00. I don't know much about it myself, but I am going to get the name of the company my in laws use.
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A new system should come with a 1 year warranty included. He wouldn't need a service plan in that year. I had my furnace replaced in september and cancelled the service contract I had for the 24 year old furnace that was in there on the advice of the people doing the install.
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