My heating guys says he will replace my old coal converted boiler
(covered with asbestos) with a new oil fired Weil McLain.
Are these boilers reliable? He says that the new boilers are only
designed to last 25 years. Do the new boilers have the same capacity
as the old boilers?
The old boiler is about 70 years old and still going strong. I have 2
zones. Price is about $6000 for asbestos removal + boiler removal an
boiler relacement.


Also, some people tell me that I'm wasting my money by replacing the
old boiler. Granted, the pay back will take probably 10 years, but if
I want to sell my house, the crappy asbestos alone would lower my
selling price.


Last year I used 1100 gallons of oil, total cost about $2400. The
heating guys says I will save about 1/3 in heating costs.