New Boiler Recommendations

"NYS" doesn't mean anything to me, for instance :-)

Sorry for the delay in replying but it's been a very busy week for me. So thank you all for the excellent and varied advice. For those who asked where I live specifically, I am in Nassau County Long Island. The temperatures typically range from single digits in Jan-Mar and 90's in the summer. Since I have hot water baseboard, my A/C consists of high efficiency window units which work fine when needed.

The cost for electricity is approximately 27 Cents/KW Hour. Currently fuel oil is around $3.00 a gallons for 100 gallons.

At this point I am leaning towards running the current boiler until it croaks, probably in mid Feb when the temperature is 5 degrees F lol !

Since it is a steel boiler and the water here is loaded with minerals and the only water filter I have is for the outside spigot so my car doesn't end up with spots after washing, I am concerned about the condition of the coils inside the burner.

Anyway, based upon the above, any additional comments?

And once again, I appreciate all advice.

DR.

If you're likely to keep your 20 year old oil-fired boiler, make sure you have carbon monoxide detectors mounted in appropriate locations in the event of a rust-through in the wall of the firebox. The combustion products of the oil flame are corrosive. Additionally, I'll assume you periodically check for chimney obstructions from nests as well as vent pipe corrosion and leaks at vent pipe joints, all which can allow CO to get into your home.