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Boiler Repair in Colorado
Only under 1% of households in Colorado heat with fuel oil, and no town here reaches the 5% share at which we publish a town page. Boilers exist in Colorado; they are simply not what most of it runs on.
In brief
under 1% of households in Colorado heat with fuel oil. Oil heat usually means a boiler and an annual burner service rather than an appliance somebody swaps, which changes who a household should be telephoning.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25040.
Why there are no town pages for Colorado
A town page here would carry one fact: that almost nobody in it has a boiler. That is true and it is not useful, so we do not publish it.
Where the share is this low, the households that do have a boiler are the exception, and the practical difficulty is finding somebody nearby who services them regularly rather than anything about the appliance.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25040 (house heating fuel), 2023 release.
Carbon monoxide, wherever you are
Any appliance that burns fuel can produce carbon monoxide when combustion or venting goes wrong, and CPSC describes low to moderate poisoning as producing symptoms "similar to the flu (but without the fever)". It recommends alarms on every level of the home and outside sleeping areas — but not in kitchens or above the appliance — and annual professional inspection of the heating system.
If an alarm sounds: outside first, then call 911. Not open windows, and not look for the source.
Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Carbon Monoxide Fact Sheet.
What the federal standards require
DOE’s amended minimums are 84% AFUE for gas-fired hot water boilers, 82% for gas-fired steam, 86% for oil-fired hot water and 85% for oil-fired steam — plus no constant-burning pilot on gas units and an automatic means for adjusting water temperature on hot water boilers. What that number does and does not measure is worth ten minutes before any quote.
Source: US Department of Energy, Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Boilers.
Checking a plumber in Colorado
Colorado licenses are issued by the Colorado State Plumbing Board, Division of Professions and Occupations, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.
A boiler is not a furnace, and the person you want knows the difference.Tell us it is a boiler, tell us what the gauge reads if you can see it, and we will route you to somebody in your area who works on them. You are never charged. Boilers give this site its name and not its limits.
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