When I first moved into my house in Springfield, MO I wasn’t happy that a boiler system was in the basement.
It was huge, ugly, and rusted looking.
I figured it wouldn’t be good at heating at all. I decided that I wanted to have it removed. Thankfully I had a whole bunch of projects lined up first. Life got in the way and I didn’t get to tackle that obiler issue until a full year passed. By the time I went through a whole winter 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 versatile. You can attach 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 furnace or fireplace lives around 15 years. A boiler can live to be 50 years old! It can even live as long as 80 years old as long as replacement 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. 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 really lucked out getting a boiler system with the house. These devices are very costly.