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glo46 t1_j27ed03 wrote

I have a 1860s 4 story brownstone and my good ol boiler works like a charm for all 4 stories. It's gas w/ water. That being said, the previous owners dropped the ceiling(the beautiful original crown molding is hidden out of sight) and also put up drywall covering the bricks. So the space to heat up is less.

As for my tenants, only had one complain at around 70° so i just cranked it up

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_j27tmk6 wrote

Wow that's a lot of space to lose, especially assuming they studded out the brick wall with at least 2*4 for insulation.

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robin_tern t1_j27vdhw wrote

Assuming your boiler is in the basement like mine, with four stories you need to have the pressure up at 25 psi to make it up to the top.

Have you sprung any leaks?

Robin.

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glo46 t1_j27w8ah wrote

No leaks so far! However I don't have a basement, so my boiler is on my first floor. My 3rd & 4th floors are small 1 bedrooms so they luckily don't use too much heat.

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glo46 t1_j27wjyn wrote

My water heater though definitely shows signs of previous leaks and is due for a replacement due to age. That being said, it still heats up water like a champ (although there's only 4 people in the building so it doesn't need to work that hard)

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