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HVAC/ HYDRONICS
BUDGET, BUT NOT WITHOUT BENEFITS
Across town, Corbin Fuel delivers oil to an old brick home where
a family with several teenagers was dealing with a shortage of
hot water on weekday mornings. The old boiler, with an old
tankless coil likely caked with scale, was guzzling fuel and not
producing enough domestic hot water to keep up with several
showers in a row.
First and foremost, the owners wanted to increase their
domestic capacity, and the boiler needed to be replaced anyway.
The owners preferred to keep their simple hydronic system sim-
ple on account of their budget. On the same token, an increase
in operating efficiency was welcomed.
"A V8 with a coil likely would have been fine to handle the
domestic load regardless of the number of occupants, but we
also wanted to ensure year-round efficiency," said Bennett.
"A Burnham Alliance indirect tank leaves no doubt about the
availability of hot water and substantially reduces the number
of times the boiler will fire over the course of a year."
On their website, Corbin Fuel Co. says that they're com-
mitted to giving their customers the best of everything: Fuel,
dependability, safety and service. A decade ago, the words "oil
heat" might have left a left an unsavory flavor on the tongue, but
things have changed. And the recent dip in fuel costs has many
people reconsidering.
"Oil is no longer a dirty outdated fuel source with this mod-
ern burner and appliance technology," said Bennett. "And with
lower per-barrel prices, it's hard to justify the added expense of
converting to another energy source.
Each Corbin Fuel vehicle is treated as the rolling billboard that it is.
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