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We’re building a house here on an island off Seattle and plan to use a gas boiler w/ radiators for heat, augmented by a gas fireplace. It’s new construction, very energy efficient, and we are not usually heat-mongers (ie, cold bedrooms). The design heating load is between 19K BTUH to 38k BTUH. We just got our first bid from a contractor, who bid a Viessman 100k BTUH!!!!!
1. Why would they oversize it that much? We are also planning an indirect hot water heater — would it add that much?
2. Any opinions on direct vent v. bvent?
3. Any good small boiler manufacturers?
THANKS!
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We're building a house here on an island off Seattle and plan to use a gas boiler w/ radiators for heat, augmented by a gas fireplace. It's new construction, very energy efficient, and we are not usually heat-mongers (ie, cold bedrooms). The design heating load is between 19K BTUH to 38k BTUH. We just got our first bid from a contractor, who bid a Viessman 100k BTUH!!!!!
1. Why would they oversize it that much? We are also planning an indirect hot water heater -- would it add that much?
2. Any opinions on direct vent v. bvent?
3. Any good small boiler manufacturers?
THANKS!