Oil Furnace Hot Water Heater
The slant fin sentry boiler is a gas hot water boiler with an efficiency of 84 4 afue.
Oil furnace hot water heater. The i series product line provides a wide range of input ratings from 60k to 120k btu on the combi and up to 150k btu on the solo boilers. Hot water oil boilers are a great way to heat your home. For radiant forced hot water heating imho oil is king because of the btu density and with modern oil boilers you are approaching very high levels of efficiency a new burnham for example can be 87 or so efficient based on their specs. Oil fueled boilers and heating systems are popular in areas where there isn t ready access to natural gas.
Natural gas furnaces on the other hand may only be as efficient as an oil heater. Rheem s prestige high efficiency liquid propane combi boiler rheem s prestige high efficiency liquid propane combi boiler provides an efficient continuous supply of domestic hot water used for faucets showers washing machines etc and provides hydronic space heating for residential applications such radiant floors baseboards hydronic air handlers etc. Boilers are fueled by natural gas heating oil propane electricity or a biodiesel oil blend. The sentry comes with several noteworthy features such a pre purge option to conserve heat a led display which monitors system water temperature and allows the user to control the temperature as well and a specially designed insulated jacket to prevent heat loss and reduce operating noise.
Signs that your oil furnace needs replacing include a lack of hot air when the blower is on using a higher than average amount of oil rust on the furnace or noise coming from the furnace. They also allow the homeowner to use renewable fuels and some companies are even offering mixes of heating oil and biodiesel which produces less pollution than heating oil alone. Due to the high cost of oil if your furnace is more than 10 years old consider a more efficient replacement to lower your monthly heating costs. However the lower fuel cost makes a gas furnace cheaper to operate and the relatively clean burning fuel is.
Steam is sent to radiators while hot water flows to radiators or radiant heating systems. Shop our full line of hot water oil boilers from the top manufacturers or give us a call and let one of our experts help you find the perfect one for your needs.