Information Required To Provide A Heating System Estimate

Hydronic heating systems by code are required to be designed to meet your individual and
project specific requirements, as such unless you own a single wide mobile home with the
boiler located +/- 65' away from the mobile home we have no "pre-designed package"
that could be certified to provide your needs.

We provide basic design services with the purchase of an outdoor boiler for connecting it
to an "existing heating system" if you are purchasing the required outdoor heating system
components from us. This includes basic installation drawings, pump sizing, pipe sizing
and heat exchanger sized to the existing heating system size.

If you are planning for new construction, you heating system will have to be properly
designed and documented for the local building code authority.

This can be provided by the heating contractor who you may be hiring to install the heating
system, or by us for an additional charge, if you are installing the system yourself or with the
assistance of others. If the heating contractor is providing your new heating system design
we will require his system design specifications in order to provide our basic design services
included with the outdoor boiler and heating system components purchase.

To provide a accurate heating system price we require the following information:
1) The actual distance(s) between the building(s) to be connected and the outdoor boiler.
The other considerations for distance of boiler from buildings are:
a) Most insurance companies require the boiler to be 50' away from any building
even though the units are CSA certified for aslittle as 6" to 10' to a combustible.
The reality is you would not want a boiler closer then 50' to a house. A barn or shop
is a different story, but ultimately you need to keep your insurance company happy!
b) There are limitations to how far we can pump with our conventional piping,
then we have to change to more expensive larger diameter piping options.
Every pump has to be sized for the heating system and the design parameters, as the farther
you are away from your buildings the larger the pump will be to deliver the required heat.
c) Is there a ground moisture problem where the lines are going to be installed?
Because if there is we have to design for it.
d) Our conventional piping is sold in rolls of 75' to 500' in 25' increments.
You need to allow 5' to 8' extra on each end for up and down out of the ground,
so for example a 100' roll will place the boiler 84' to 90' away from the building.

2) The intended use of the building(s) and the temperature they will be kept at.
(it makes a big difference if you have exhaust fans for whatever reason)

3) The preferred or existing type of heating system in the building(s).
(i.e. slab heating in basement, forced air for main floor, etc).

4) The Btu input & output ratings on any existing heating appliance in the buildings
(all conventional heating appliances should have a rating plate, it should indicate input &
output Btu, kW or Bonnet capacity), whether it is a space heater, boiler or furnace, or
combination of both. If you have a furnace, the heat exchanger is usually installed in
the plenum (hot air ductwork above the furnace in an updraft furnace) or in the case
of a down draft furnace, the furnace is lifted and a track or cabinet installed so that
the heat exchanger can be installed. In either case the measurement of the plenum is
required to be able to size a heat exchanger that will best fit the furnace.
If one cannot be sized to fit the application the choices are:
a) pay for a custom built exchanger,
b) install a slightly smaller exchanger in a track or
c) install a larger exchanger with a plenum adapter

5) The intended back up heating system for the building(s) if one does not already exist
(Usually required by all insurance companies.) and whether it is to be a boiler, furnace,
electric baseboard, etc. *No outdoor boiler manufacturer would recommend that an outdoor
boiler be installed as your only source of heat! Neither do we recomend it!

6) Any addition heating requirements ie: domestic hot water, hot tub, pool, etc.

7) The type of outdoor boiler you are interested in or the model number.