"aemeijers" wrote in message
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On 3/8/2011 5:06 PM, RBM wrote:
"bob wrote in message
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Has OP considered upgrading to forced air? with AC?

Since code will almost certinally require insulation in a full gut
job, and moving all those radiators

How old is the boiler?

First, why are you asking me?
Second, since when is forced air considered an upgrade to hot water?
Third, it's a rental which may not warrant central air



I'm a wimp- I'd do without indoor plumbing before I'd do without central
air. But that is just me. If the place is a gut job, I'd definitely have
the HVAC contractor cost it out both ways before I made a decision. If
there are more than a couple weeks of hot weather each year at OP's
location, central AC will definitely make it easier to rent and/or get a
better price. Do they still do those systems with tiny high-pressure
ducts, for retrofit to steam/water heated places?

Not a fan of hot water heat, personally. I like to have air moving around,
more than convection provides.

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aem sends...

Central air is just one more thing that the owner must pay for and maintain.
It may be worth the investment, but then again this may be a section 8
situation, where it would become one more thing for the tenants to trash.