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Teri
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Name: Teri
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replacing water boiler/oil burner
Anyone replace their entire oil burner system recently? Do you mind sharing how much it was to buy and install a new water boiler and burner? How much has your oil delivery bills gone down since then?
Just trying to figure out the costs of it all.....
Thanks!
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Posted 4/6/06 1:55 PM |
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CathyB

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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
Our oil burner is on it's last legs. When Slomins was here servicing it recently, they told us it's about $5,000 to replace the burner.
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Posted 4/6/06 1:57 PM |
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Lisa
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Name: Professional Aunts No Kids
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
we had our whole system replaced 3 years ago...but with a gas burner/water heater and we had the old tank removed and filled in and it cost $5000
let me know if you want the name of a GREAT company.
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Posted 4/6/06 2:10 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
Teri, as part of the AC, we also replaced our furnace (we have gas heat though) and several companies quoted us about $3500. I realize oil burner is different though.
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Posted 4/6/06 2:12 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
Yes, we replaced a separate hot water heater (need it for the jacuzzi tub), a Weil McLean (my contractor said that's top of the line and will last for 30 years) burner, and got a new oil tank installed outside of the house in a tub.
My contractor started out life as a plumber and he put the boiler/hot water heater in for us. I think he charged us $6,000 including installation and the cost of the system. I saw his cost so it was an excellent price. We get our oil COD (last delivery was $1.99 a gallon) so I didn't want a company to put a "free" one in because they make up the difference with a higher price for oil.
It came in a thousand pieces and took him 3-4 days to put in.
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Posted 4/6/06 2:20 PM |
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Teri
my girls!

Member since 2/06 1491 total posts
Name: Teri
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
Thanks everyone!
When you replace the whole system, would that normally include the actual oil tank too? I didn't think about that
I first thought the total cost would be around $7k, so quotes of around $5k are better
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Posted 4/6/06 4:47 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
We got ours done last year and it was $4,050.
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Posted 4/6/06 4:48 PM |
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julz33
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
Posted by Teri
Thanks everyone!
When you replace the whole system, would that normally include the actual oil tank too? I didn't think about that
I first thought the total cost would be around $7k, so quotes of around $5k are better
The oil tank was not replaced. We got ours done last year. Some of the chaper systems we $3K. And the really expensive ones were $9-10K. Our was about $6K I think.
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Posted 4/6/06 5:44 PM |
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DjPiLL
Member since 5/05 3664 total posts
Name: Richard
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
I heard the average boiler replacement runs around 5k. This does not include the oil tank... but I would imagine if your tank is already above ground they can just use the existing tank.
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Posted 4/6/06 6:01 PM |
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KaRiSsA
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Member since 5/05 4646 total posts
Name: KARISSA
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Re: replacing water boiler/oil burner
We have to replace ours soon too.
Message edited 4/7/2006 8:01:02 AM.
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Posted 4/7/06 8:00 AM |
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