My friend and I purchased an upper fixer cabin with a working boiler about five years ago, but after that time, and three subsequent boiler maintenance visits to the heating dealer, we decided it was time for a new furnace.
When my friend and I went to the heating dealership, the HVAC technician who performed our HVAC maintenance decided whether to recommend a particular heat- and air-conditioning product based on what was available and whether it would be a good fit for our home’s requirements.
They had hydronic heating, but my friend and I were not interested in the time-consuming labor required to get floor heating. The only benefit from that kind of heater seemed to be that, so a furnace was out of the question. Until the heating maintenance specialist showed us the hybrid furnace, my husband was okay with my desire for a heat pump. I chose the two, but my friend and I still had to decide on the right kind of heater or heater replacement for the house. My friend and I ultimately decided to choose the hybrid because it had more advantages. The specialist informed my friend and I that we could have warmed the floors as well if we had more room at home, but there wasn’t much room for any major replacement. I had to find a boiler removal company because the HVAC contractor did not provide that service, so I had to do that before any work was done. Despite having a recommendation for a trustworthy contractor, it sounds chaotic. It was an expensive but necessary procedure. We were incredibly lucky, my friend and I. Since my friend and I expected it would break down when we moved into the house, we had been saving for it for a very long time. The fact that the boiler served my friend and me for five years was merely fortunate.