annelisemcl
New Member
Hello all & thanks for any suggestions.
Our 16yr old 80 gallon electric BW independent DHW tank has a slow leak and requires replacement. I have been researching and am considering having installed an indirect DHW tank to my Burnham Alpine propane boiler ALP150W-2L02 installed in 2011 for our cast iron baseboard radiators.
I have received 2 proposals and I am awaiting an appointment with a 3rd smaller local independent. All 3 names were given to me by US Boiler as certified Burnham trained operations.
I am having a difficult time narrowing down my tank choices and understanding the pricing. My home is a 3 bathroom (2 tubs 1 shower)home with 2 adults & 2 children in which we wash laundry mainly in cold water and do not at this time have a large soaking tub but hope to install 1 in the future. We are supplied with city water in the northeast of Philadelphia which will include some chlorine and harder minerals. I have not done a PH test of our water.
TO compare apples with apples I will only give pricing for the 50 gallon tanks (although a smaller tank option has been suggested too - 27 burnham/ 32 burderus). All pricing includes draining, disconnect, and removal of the BW DHW tank.
Proposal A: Lochinvar SIT050 Indirect Water Heater, piping, filling, testing, and clean-up. 1 year parts & labor on install plus manufacturers limited lifetime warranty. $4555
Proposal B1: Buderus SU-54/5 Indirect Water Heater, piping, filling, testing, and clean-up. 2 year parts & labor on install, plus manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty, and plus 1 year Burnham boiler manufacturer service. $4219
Proposal B2: Burnham AL50 Indirect Water Heater, piping, filling, testing, and clean-up. 2 year parts & labor on install, plus manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty, and plus 1 year Burnham boiler manufacturer service. $4118
Have not received a visit or proposal from independent small US boiler referred tech yet. We are playing phone tag.
My questions are as follows:
-Out of these 3 5o gal indirect tanks, which manufacturer would you select and why - Lochinvar (31rl SS), Buderus (glass/ enamel lined), Burnham (stone lining)? Or would you not recommend any of these and suggest another.
-If an internet search for tank pricing puts the Lochinvar at $1500, the Buderus at $1550, and the Burnham at $1165; is removal, install, parts and labor reasonable at $27oo-$3k additional?
-Am I able to use an IntelliCon-HW+ Hydronic Heating System Fuel Economizer on a Burnham High efficiency condensing Boiler such as the ALP150W-2L02? Or is it only for standard non-mod com boilers? (thanks Dana for the many different posts in which you discuss this boiler addition)
Thank you all for your replies. I am trying to find the information to justify to my partner the expense of this install over just replacing the 80gallon independent electric DWH at about 1/3 the cost.
And thanks in advance for any suggestions of an "on demand" tankless DHW. I am not interested in considering a tankless.
Ann
Our 16yr old 80 gallon electric BW independent DHW tank has a slow leak and requires replacement. I have been researching and am considering having installed an indirect DHW tank to my Burnham Alpine propane boiler ALP150W-2L02 installed in 2011 for our cast iron baseboard radiators.
I have received 2 proposals and I am awaiting an appointment with a 3rd smaller local independent. All 3 names were given to me by US Boiler as certified Burnham trained operations.
I am having a difficult time narrowing down my tank choices and understanding the pricing. My home is a 3 bathroom (2 tubs 1 shower)home with 2 adults & 2 children in which we wash laundry mainly in cold water and do not at this time have a large soaking tub but hope to install 1 in the future. We are supplied with city water in the northeast of Philadelphia which will include some chlorine and harder minerals. I have not done a PH test of our water.
TO compare apples with apples I will only give pricing for the 50 gallon tanks (although a smaller tank option has been suggested too - 27 burnham/ 32 burderus). All pricing includes draining, disconnect, and removal of the BW DHW tank.
Proposal A: Lochinvar SIT050 Indirect Water Heater, piping, filling, testing, and clean-up. 1 year parts & labor on install plus manufacturers limited lifetime warranty. $4555
Proposal B1: Buderus SU-54/5 Indirect Water Heater, piping, filling, testing, and clean-up. 2 year parts & labor on install, plus manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty, and plus 1 year Burnham boiler manufacturer service. $4219
Proposal B2: Burnham AL50 Indirect Water Heater, piping, filling, testing, and clean-up. 2 year parts & labor on install, plus manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty, and plus 1 year Burnham boiler manufacturer service. $4118
Have not received a visit or proposal from independent small US boiler referred tech yet. We are playing phone tag.
My questions are as follows:
-Out of these 3 5o gal indirect tanks, which manufacturer would you select and why - Lochinvar (31rl SS), Buderus (glass/ enamel lined), Burnham (stone lining)? Or would you not recommend any of these and suggest another.
-If an internet search for tank pricing puts the Lochinvar at $1500, the Buderus at $1550, and the Burnham at $1165; is removal, install, parts and labor reasonable at $27oo-$3k additional?
-Am I able to use an IntelliCon-HW+ Hydronic Heating System Fuel Economizer on a Burnham High efficiency condensing Boiler such as the ALP150W-2L02? Or is it only for standard non-mod com boilers? (thanks Dana for the many different posts in which you discuss this boiler addition)
Thank you all for your replies. I am trying to find the information to justify to my partner the expense of this install over just replacing the 80gallon independent electric DWH at about 1/3 the cost.
And thanks in advance for any suggestions of an "on demand" tankless DHW. I am not interested in considering a tankless.
Ann