So my oil company showed up for the annual furnace tune-up yesterday. And this time I was ready for them with having gotten all the great knowledge gained on the forum here on heat loss, triple pass boiler, Intellicon HW+ etc.
So he threw me a curveball - In his opinion, the Honeywell aquastat 8148A is of the wrong type installed on my boiler. he said with no indirect tank attached, the boiler still maintains temperature, because of this specific aquastat, when it does not need to. He literally took the low limit to lowest setting 120 and let the Hi remain on 180. He suggested a triple aquastat (Beckett Aquasmart) and not Intellicon HW+ for oil savings after he heard how much oil I had burnt last season. The Aquasmart continually adjusts the Hi based on the heat calls rather Intellicon which only adjusts the diff. So folks do I install the Aquasmart. What does everyone here think. Also does this need a full drain of antifreeze in the 3 zones.
Feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance
So he threw me a curveball - In his opinion, the Honeywell aquastat 8148A is of the wrong type installed on my boiler. he said with no indirect tank attached, the boiler still maintains temperature, because of this specific aquastat, when it does not need to. He literally took the low limit to lowest setting 120 and let the Hi remain on 180. He suggested a triple aquastat (Beckett Aquasmart) and not Intellicon HW+ for oil savings after he heard how much oil I had burnt last season. The Aquasmart continually adjusts the Hi based on the heat calls rather Intellicon which only adjusts the diff. So folks do I install the Aquasmart. What does everyone here think. Also does this need a full drain of antifreeze in the 3 zones.
Feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance