Maestro232
New Member
Hello. My apologies if this has been asked before. The following two threads are close:
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....lectric-hot-water-question.82334/#post-593937
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....ess-coil-or-keep-with-hpwh.83242/#post-599972
I have an oil-fired boiler for water baseboard heat with a tankless coil for DHW. I installed minisplits on one side of the house and use wood for the other side, so we don't need the oil heat (maybe a half a dozen times a year in dead of winter we'll kick it on in the morning because we're lazy). In any event, I purchased a hybrid electric hot water tank and I'm trying to decide the best way to do integrate this into the existing system. Ideally I'd be able to shut down the boiler for 9-10 months out of the year, and maybe just use it for the possibility of heat (not using the hot water coil) in the coldest months. But I'm not sure if these boilers are really designed to just turn off and leave sitting for months with water in them. Another possibility is to really shut it down for good with the possibility of easily reviving the system if I go to sell the house (some people may be turned off by needing wood for one side of the house). But then I'm guessing I have to drain the oil from the tank, water from the system, etc...
I am looking for advice.
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....lectric-hot-water-question.82334/#post-593937
https://terrylove.com/forums/index....ess-coil-or-keep-with-hpwh.83242/#post-599972
I have an oil-fired boiler for water baseboard heat with a tankless coil for DHW. I installed minisplits on one side of the house and use wood for the other side, so we don't need the oil heat (maybe a half a dozen times a year in dead of winter we'll kick it on in the morning because we're lazy). In any event, I purchased a hybrid electric hot water tank and I'm trying to decide the best way to do integrate this into the existing system. Ideally I'd be able to shut down the boiler for 9-10 months out of the year, and maybe just use it for the possibility of heat (not using the hot water coil) in the coldest months. But I'm not sure if these boilers are really designed to just turn off and leave sitting for months with water in them. Another possibility is to really shut it down for good with the possibility of easily reviving the system if I go to sell the house (some people may be turned off by needing wood for one side of the house). But then I'm guessing I have to drain the oil from the tank, water from the system, etc...
I am looking for advice.