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Re: Weil-McLain Ultra series boilers
said by dennismurphy  :Absolutely. I have an electric HWH right now, and while I don't run out of hot water, we all know they're inefficient. Actually, electric water heaters are near 99% efficiency. This is due to no flue line to exhaust burnt gasses outside. The cost of electricity is the kicker though. It takes a lot more KWH than MCF's to heat water the same.
To be frank, the W-M 68 Series is older technology, but it's damned reliable. It just keeps cranking out heat ...
I was curious if anyone installs used boilers. I don't even care about making any money on the cost of the boiler... Since I have a working boiler & HWH that are going to be taken out of service, I was wondering if there was a way to get them to a family that could use them - someone that might be cash-strapped and has a broken boiler, something of that nature.
I'll ask my contractor when I talk to him about this whole thing ... I've got to give him a call tomorrow anyway.
Thanks again - this is some good news!
We have installed one used cast boiler in the past, and that was for a good friend of mine. He and his friends moved the boiler into position close to the original, and we swapped the units out.
Biggest problem with moving an assembled boiler is of course the weight. Anything bigger than 30x30 is an absolute bastard to move. Thats why a lot of cast boilers come disassembled in sections. Much easier to move 6 80lb sections than one 480+ gutbuster.
If you have good access to removing the boiler, advertise it on craigslist for a nominal fee, say $100 for the boiler. I`m sure someone out there still has the old gravity / coal conversion boiler that is less than 70% efficient. We have a bid out now for an ultra, for a customer with a boiler from approx 1945, an old coal conversion with ceramic burner. Its a beast of a boiler lol
-j
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