When I first moved into my house in Springtimefield, MO I wasn’t glad that a boiler system was in the basement! It was immense, ugly, as well as rusted looking.
I figured it wouldn’t be good at heating at all. I decided that I wanted to have it removed, then thankfully I had a whole bunch of projects lined up first, but life got in the way as well as I didn’t get to tackle that obiler issue until a full year passed… By the time I went through a whole winter season I had changed my mind! A boiler is a beast of a system. It can heat an entire southwold without even breaking a sweat. It also is so flexible; You can affix piping to it to become a snowmelt system, baseboard heater, or be a radiator. It also can heat the family’s water or be a pool heater. It additionally can be installed within the floorboards to be hydronic heating. The capabilities are amazing. The lifespan is so much better than a traditional heater. A boiler or fireplace lives around 15 years. A boiler can live to be 50 years old! It can even live as long as 73 years outdated as long as updatement parts are made for it. These systems are such tanks that the only thing that gets them down is aging out. Isn’t that amazing? Theoretically this boiler could outlive me, then now that I have seen its heating capabilities, that will be the last thing I update. The cold winters of Missouri require a hardcore heater. I just entirely lucked out getting a boiler system with the house. These devices are entirely overpriced.