Thekid1
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Hey guys. I installed an 80kbtu Alpine(Burnham) 95% efficiency condensing natural gas boiler in my home back in 2015.
The home is roughly 1200sqft single story ranch with a full unfinished basement where boiler is located. Basement ceiling is not insulated. The windows upstairs are original.
So I get home about 8pm last night and my thermostat batteries died. I replace batteries and temperature in house is 60f. I set at 65 and took a shower. Now I know that probably stopped the boiler from heating house because I believe the indirect water heater is priority, but that shouldn't take that long to recoup, so I dont believe that was the issue. So go to sleep after about 830pm. I wake up at 430am and temp is at only 64f. I believe it was about 30f outside. Seems like a while to heat up right?
I noticed this happened last year too when the outside temperature was low, it seems like the boiler runs constantly and has a hard time keeping up, but I never noticed this since 2015 - 2018, but i could be wrong.
I know we can say the obvious is the basement ceiling not being insulated and maybe windows are outdated but I was thinking maybe because the boiler is so efficient, that its focused more on saving energy, than heating the house fast, maybe the temperature curve on the settings? But in worried if I mess with the settings, it will not be as efficient.
Last year when this was happening, I saw that the return temp on boiler was sufficient, I dont recall that temp, but my friend was walking me through it and said return temp was ok.
So what do you guys think? Is it bad to have the boiler run long periods of time like that?
The reason I never insulated it was because we go down there to do laundry and didnt want fiberglass floating around in the air. I looked into the denim/cotton insulation, but I've read it can harbor mold. I'm stuck on that issue so if anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate it.
The home is roughly 1200sqft single story ranch with a full unfinished basement where boiler is located. Basement ceiling is not insulated. The windows upstairs are original.
So I get home about 8pm last night and my thermostat batteries died. I replace batteries and temperature in house is 60f. I set at 65 and took a shower. Now I know that probably stopped the boiler from heating house because I believe the indirect water heater is priority, but that shouldn't take that long to recoup, so I dont believe that was the issue. So go to sleep after about 830pm. I wake up at 430am and temp is at only 64f. I believe it was about 30f outside. Seems like a while to heat up right?
I noticed this happened last year too when the outside temperature was low, it seems like the boiler runs constantly and has a hard time keeping up, but I never noticed this since 2015 - 2018, but i could be wrong.
I know we can say the obvious is the basement ceiling not being insulated and maybe windows are outdated but I was thinking maybe because the boiler is so efficient, that its focused more on saving energy, than heating the house fast, maybe the temperature curve on the settings? But in worried if I mess with the settings, it will not be as efficient.
Last year when this was happening, I saw that the return temp on boiler was sufficient, I dont recall that temp, but my friend was walking me through it and said return temp was ok.
So what do you guys think? Is it bad to have the boiler run long periods of time like that?
The reason I never insulated it was because we go down there to do laundry and didnt want fiberglass floating around in the air. I looked into the denim/cotton insulation, but I've read it can harbor mold. I'm stuck on that issue so if anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate it.
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