All local, state and federal codes must be met by the installer. Those codes vary from location and state and application. In most cases a boiler with a capacity above 200,000 BTU per hour must be installed by a contractor with the appropriate licenses and insurance. In many states however, those codes do not apply if the usage is to provide heating for growing or raising livestock or poultry or for greenhouse heating applications.

A - YES – An elevator application (form ELV-1 and ELV-15) or a boiler application (form PW-1) permit must be filed at the Department of Buildings 280 Broadway - 4th floor by your elevator company or contractor/boiler installer. A - YES – But specific issues pertaining to "mixed use" buildings should be referred to a Department of Buildings' Boiler Division technical person. They can be reached at 212 566-5430.

We recommend the use of only licensed professionals for installation to ensure compliance with local building and fire codes, and to validate the product warranty.

Heat sources are chosen based on the water temperatures required and the total heat load needed for the space. For most full home hydronic heating systems a boiler will be used, but in some cases, such as a single room addition, a dedicated water heater may be used. This will be based on local code allowances and other design considerations. If a water heater is used, it is not recommended that his same unit be used to supply the domestic hot water needs.

Five years ago natural gas was much cheaper than today. The savings burning wood was very small then, but today that has all changed and burning wood waste will now save you a large percentage of your fuel bill. With natural gas prices expected to continually rise, and our regional demand increasing, prices will continue to move upward over the next five to ten years. The experts forecast a 5% annual increase over the next 10 years.

No. A softener has an entirely separate function from the water treatment (chemical or non-chemical) for scale in a boiler vessel. The softener's purpose is to remove as much calcium (hardness) as possible before the water enters the boiler vessel. The water treatment of the boiler vessel is meant to prevent the remaining calcium from attaching itself to the boiler tubes in order to allow maximum heat transfer efficiency.

All of the companies we contract with offer full-service contracts. A standard contract covers parts and labor, annual tune-up and cleaning and vacuuming, as well as emergency service. No. NYPIRG membership consists of a tax-deductible contribution of $30 or more. Fuel Buyers Group is a NYPIRG program that NYPIRG members can participate in.

A - Select option A on the BIS Menu, Building Information Search. You will be directed to the Building Information Search screen. You will need to enter the precise address (house number and street name) of the desired property, or the block and lot number or the Building Identification Number (BIN). You will be directed to the Property Profile Overview screen.

A – Yes. An elevator application (ELV-1 and ELV-15) and a boiler application (PW-1) must be filed at 280 Broadway, 4th floor, through your elevator company or contractor/boiler installer.

Yes, this is entirely possible. Temperature control is the issue. You can use one of our heat exchanges to change the steam to hot water. Then you can use a mixing valve to control temperature of the hot water. You may want to consider the use of a safety control.

The Boiler Challenge is scheduled on a request basis. This means that you tell us when you want to plan your visit...any day of the week, and as long as another group does not have that time, we will do everything in our power to get you scheduled during a time that's best for you. Remember, this is an outdoor activity, so it must be during daylight hours, and weather could play a factor.

Time slots fill in quickly, so it's best to get your request in as soon as you can. We ask that you put in your schedule request at least two weeks prior to your preferred date so that proper arrangements can be made.

It won't be the Fuel Buyers Group who cleans your boiler. You will call the oil company assigned to you to arrange the tune and clean. NYPIRG negotiates with local oil companies in your area. Our agreements vary from company to company, so the price with your company wouldn’t necessarily be the same as the price of that a member with a different company.

A - Select option A on the BIS Menu, Building Information Search. You will be directed to the Building Information Search screen. You will be required to enter the precise address, the house number and street name or the block and lot number or the Building Identification Number (BIN). You will be directed to the Property Profile Overview screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to "View Boilers" which will direct you to the Compliance Boiler Query screen.

Boiler exemptions are no longer required. Despite the introduction of the PECPR Regulations in 1999, certain parts of the Boilers, Lifts and Cranes Act 1950 remained effective. Because of this, it was necessary in order to operate a boiler in unattended or limited-attendance mode to be issued with an exemption from section 37(3) of the Act. The Boilers, Lifts, and Cranes Act was repealed on 16 January 2006, and as a consequence these exemptions are no longer issued.

A place where high-pressure salespeople use banks of telephones to call lists of potential investors (known as a "sucker lists") in order to induce them to purchase speculative securities, sometimes called "the stock of the day" that the firm has a large inventory of, to be unloaded at significant profit to the brokerage. It is called a boiler room as an analogy to a pressure cooker due to the high-pressure selling.

A combi system does not have a hot water tank. Mains pressure water is heated on demand and directed to your hot taps.