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L ast winter, residents of Claremont, N.H., faced 72 inches of snow, with a walloping 31 inches that fell in February alone, creating a huge heating challenge for property owners like Mark Limoges. All that weather contributes to a hefty 7,800 heating degree days—2,000 more than Boston, Mass., just 100 miles to the South. That's why Limoges was surprised to find that the big, 43-year-old, cast iron boiler that heated and produced domes- tic hot water for his two-apartment rental property could be replaced by a much smaller wall hung unit. "The old boiler was installed in 1970," said Limoges, who owns several rental properties in the Claremont area. "It had a tankless coil that filled a holding tank for domestic hot water. But the coil was calcified and boiler efficiency was 70 or 75% at best. It had to go." Given the big footprint of the boiler and tank, Limoges was surprised when Jeff Dillion, sales and marketing man- ager for Eastern Propane based in Rochester, N.H., said he had a much more compact solution in mind. "Eastern has been in business serving New England since 1932," explained Dillion. "We've seen a lot of win- ters come and go. That's why we take boiler recommenda- tions seriously. In this case, I know it's a little surprising to hear that a compact cabinet on the wall can do the same job as a much larger, cast iron boiler and domestic hot water holding tank. But that's the output you get from a super-efficient, wall-hung mod-con—just what Mark needed for his property." Limoges was buying the replacement boiler for a two- story, two-apartment rental. "There's a family with chil- dren in the upstairs apartment, and another family down- stairs on the ground floor," he noted. "Each floor is about 1,200 square feet with three bedrooms, a bath and kitchen. So I needed a boiler that could heat the space and provide domestic hot water for two families with all the applianc- es—shower and bath, washing machine, dishwasher and kitchen sink. I didn't want to hear any complaints." Reasons foR eneRgy efficiency in all seasons Given the heating and DHW load, Dillion recommended a 125 MBH Mascot "combi" boiler and water heater. "This unit's a little giant in terms of capability, and I like that it's FUELS By John Vastyan Compact Wall hung Boiler Cuts huge Winter Energy Bills Down to Size 16 MARCH 2015 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com Boiler Dimensions and Weight: Width: 17 inches Height: 31 inches Depth: 15-3/4 inches Weight: 100 Pounds Eastern Propane's Terry Rickards, service technician, sets burner function for the Laars Mascot boiler.