slownsteady
Well-Known Member
This could be an epic tale, but I'll try to keep it short...
We bought this house in July. The Ruud boiler was obviously old, but our home inspector and an additional check by an HVAC guy said it worked. It's connected to a radiant heat system embedded in the basement floor and also in the attic of this ranch house.
First chilly day we turned it on but got very little heat and I couldn't keep pressure in the system. Called in an HVAC guy to bleed it and tune it up. He couldn't get all the air out either. No visible leaks, so it must be under the basement concrete.....
So the options are dig up the basement or upgrade to new equipment. I'd like to hear some opinions on ductless (heat pump) whole house heating/cooling or sticking with a boiler. If we stick with a boiler, we will need to put in baseboard units, b/c I don't want to chase down future leaks from this 66 year old copper tubing.
So what do you think?
We bought this house in July. The Ruud boiler was obviously old, but our home inspector and an additional check by an HVAC guy said it worked. It's connected to a radiant heat system embedded in the basement floor and also in the attic of this ranch house.
First chilly day we turned it on but got very little heat and I couldn't keep pressure in the system. Called in an HVAC guy to bleed it and tune it up. He couldn't get all the air out either. No visible leaks, so it must be under the basement concrete.....
So the options are dig up the basement or upgrade to new equipment. I'd like to hear some opinions on ductless (heat pump) whole house heating/cooling or sticking with a boiler. If we stick with a boiler, we will need to put in baseboard units, b/c I don't want to chase down future leaks from this 66 year old copper tubing.
So what do you think?