Can I keep my radiators with a new boiler?

Often yes, if the boiler's output suits them. Ask the contractor to list the radiators and piping and show the boiler can feed them.

Which fuels do Marcellus homes use, and why does a boiler quote name yours?

Census estimates for the Village of Marcellus: gas from the utility 73.6 percent, electric 22.3 percent, oil, kerosene or bottled gas 0.7 percent. Whatever your Marcellus boiler burns, ask the contractor to write the vent and fuel line into the quote.

Does my town house need a different quote than a village house?

Possibly. Fuel and chimney differ, with more oil and bottled gas in the town. Tell the contractor your fuel and your address.

Which office issues a boiler permit in Marcellus?

The town codes office lists furnace installation. Ask the village and the town which one handles a boiler at your address.

Boiler in Marcellus

Replacing a boiler in an older Marcellus home

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A boiler in a village house from before 1940 heats through radiators and pipes that may be original. Ask what they can carry before you price a new one, then send us your address.

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Local facts

Here in Marcellus

At a glance

Kind: Village
House age group: Median home built 1940 to 1969

Oil, kerosene or bottled gas heats 9.1 percent of Marcellus town homes, so a boiler outside the village often starts with a fuel question.

Gas water heater in a block basement beside a brick chimney with a vent pipe rising into it

The worksheet

Your Marcellus boiler quote worksheet

Ask on every quote	Quote A	Quote B	Quote C
1A load worksheet for your house	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer
2How the new unit will vent	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer
3What happens to the water heater	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer
4Duct or pipe changes, listed one by one	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer
5Who pulls the permit	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer
6What is removed and hauled away	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer
7A start date and a payment schedule	Quote A answer	Quote B answer	Quote C answer

We tell you what to ask before anyone prices a new system, then introduce a local contractor who does the work.

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Tell us about the house and the system. You get the three questions, and a local contractor only if you say yes.

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Start-up sheet terms

Spec FAQ

Before you call about boiler in Marcellus

You ask	Short answer
Can I keep my radiators with a new boiler?	Often yes, if the boiler's output suits them. Ask the contractor to list the radiators and piping and show the boiler can feed them.
Which fuels do Marcellus homes use, and why does a boiler quote name yours?	Census estimates for the Village of Marcellus: gas from the utility 73.6 percent, electric 22.3 percent, oil, kerosene or bottled gas 0.7 percent. Whatever your Marcellus boiler burns, ask the contractor to write the vent and fuel line into the quote.
Does my town house need a different quote than a village house?	Possibly. Fuel and chimney differ, with more oil and bottled gas in the town. Tell the contractor your fuel and your address.
Which office issues a boiler permit in Marcellus?	The town codes office lists furnace installation. Ask the village and the town which one handles a boiler at your address.

This fits when

What puts boiler on the list in Marcellus

Radiators in a pre-1940 house Close to four in ten village homes date from 1939 or earlier, and radiators are likelier there.
Oil or bottled gas in the town 9.1 percent of town homes use oil, kerosene or bottled gas, against 0.7 percent in the village.
A landlord holds the bid In a village half rented, tenants should ask what output the new boiler will have.
A chimney from the old boiler A different boiler may need the chimney resized so exhaust drafts and does not condense.

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Hot water heat in the older third of the village

The village's median build year is 1952, but 38.4 percent of its housing units are from 1939 or earlier. That older third is where hot-water heat is likeliest, and where pipes and radiators have the longest history. A regional federal survey counts the Middle Atlantic states at 27.9 percent hydronic heat, with 7.5 percent for the nation. It is not a Marcellus figure, but it shows boilers are a normal choice nearby.

Planning a new system?

Ask about it

Tell the contractor which rooms have radiators or baseboard. Then ask them to list your piping and the supply temperature, and to say how the new boiler's output fits.

Ask whether the bid is for the boiler alone or for a change of system. They are different jobs at different prices, and a good bid names which one it is. Tenants should ask the landlord the same thing.

Basis: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table Residential Code of New York State, Chapter 14

A load figure before a boiler size

The state code expects equipment chosen under Manual S from a Manual J load. NYSERDA says many boilers were oversized from the start, so the rating on the old plate may be the problem, not the answer. Ask your contractor, "Will you do a load calculation and give me the worksheet?" Then ask them to explain any gap.

The same regional survey reports that 31.1 percent of main heating equipment is two decades old or more. If your boiler is among them, the house has changed around it. Compare the worksheet figure with the plate, and ask why the two differ.

Tell us the house and the system.

Ask about it

You may be the one who lives with a boiler that cycles all winter, so put the question to every bidder yourself. Ask, "Will the output match the load, and will you show me both?"

Fuel, flue and the office that takes the permit

If you live in the town and burn oil or bottled gas, you should settle the fuel first and the chimney second. Section M1801.3.1 says a chimney must be resized as needed for draft and condensation, so ask what the bid does with yours.

For your permit, the town codes office lists furnace installation as permit work, and its list does not mention boilers. Ask the village and the town which office takes boiler work, and who files it.

Tell us the house and the system.

Ask about it

Boiler work touches gas, water and venting in one job. Ask who handles each part, and who signs for the permit, so a delay does not appear on inspection day.