[TheForge] OT - BTUs needed for heat house

[Jerry Smith]

Mike,

Good idea, I meet with the company Wednesday, not sure
if I want to do the work or have a contractor do it. 

Jerry

--- GRAF <adveniam at att.net> wrote:

> In Milwaukee, depending on the structure (windows,
> insulation, exposure) 
> outputs of 55MBTUH-38000MBTUH should just about
> cover it.
> Standards I use would maintain 68 at-20 at night.
> Keep in mind that most of the time you do not need
> anywhere near the 
> maximum output.. My boilers have a total output of
> 85MBTUH(down from the 
> 350MBTUH that was here when I moved in. With total
> radiation of 90MBTUH 
> at 140* water) I also installed zoning.Most of the
> time the 25MBTUH 
> boiler handles the load.
> I only need the other boiler on and off starting
> about 20* , At about 
> -15 or so both boilers run most of the time.
> If you can afford it two furnaces one about 25 to 33
> percent of the load 
> and another for the remainder works well, and
> economically. It also 
> reduces the chance of every being truly without
> heat.
> 
> Mike Graf
>