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Help: Heating Contractors and new boilers

Today a heating contractor came to the house (upstate NY) and told me I needed a new boiler because his meter was getting CO readings above 9 ppm. The house is old (1865) and uses radiator heat to heat its c. 1800 sq ft. The boiler was here 28 years ago when I bought the house. Boiler is probably 35-45 years old.

Originally I had the heating contractor coming to replace the intake valve and a couple of release valves. He was here about 10 minutes and called me to the furnace room and told me about the high CO reading. He showed me readings of (11ppm to 14ppm). Then wham...he said by law he had to disable our boiler until we got a new boiler. His company will provide financing and do the work.

Question: In my 66 years this potential new boiler purchase will be my first. The guy who came seemed honest, but the whole scenario cried scam potential. I'm sure I should get a second opinion, but does anyone know what I should look out for, or hidden fees, or needless repairs? Any experience out there?

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Topic - Help: Heating Contractors and new boilers - MaxwellP 07:51:51 09/10/20 (11)

A BIG +1 on a second (or more) assessment, but first... - dark_dave56 05:47:26 09/12/20 (1)

RE: A BIG +1 on a second (or more) assessment, but first... - MaxwellP 06:08:33 09/12/20 (0)

Can the gas company check for you? - Batman 14:33:17 09/10/20 (1)

RE: Can the gas company check for you? - MaxwellP 15:04:28 09/10/20 (0)

RE: Help: Heating Contractors and new boilers - geoff 08:44:29 09/10/20 (1)

RE: Help: Heating Contractors and new boilers - MaxwellP 09:48:41 09/10/20 (0)

RE: It's probably time; we went through a boiler replacement two years ago - bean 08:24:31 09/10/20 (4)

RE: It's probably time; we went through a boiler replacement two years ago - MaxwellP 09:46:22 09/10/20 (3)

RE: It's probably time; we went through a boiler replacement two years ago - bean 11:32:42 09/10/20 (0)

RE: They said you have to pay for an estimate? - B. Scarpia 10:00:29 09/10/20 (1)

So that's who that strange guy was. //nt - MaxwellP 10:46:28 09/10/20 (0)

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