Burnham Alpine Boiler Overview

Installed in late 2011. Maintained by local HVAC through their “VIP” maintenance package. Fan motor assembly has gone out twice in one year. The company doesn’t seem to be concerned with customer satisfaction whatsoever. No sense in owning a “high efficiency” boiler when you are dumping $1,000+ a year into it for parts.

We have owned the Burnham Alpine model Alp 080 since 2008 since then we have replaced the blower motor 3 times at about 800.00 for part and 250.00 for installation it seems this part breaks every 3 years when we called Burnham they were very rude and not willing to help in any way. I would not recommend this product to anyone is this what you get for trying to buy American?

Adding to the negative reviews of this brand to increase the negative feedback. Hopefully, it will tip the scales and keep someone from making the same mistake others have in accepting this P.O.S. burner. Have experienced all the same failures as others have described in previous reviews (failed Sage, failed blower, failed switch, etc.) +$500/year in repairs in a three year period since the install is not only unacceptable, it's robbery.

Burnham "Alpine" high (95%) efficiency boiler and installation Purchased Aug. 2013 = approx. $7,000 + annual specialized cleanings ($150 each). April 2018… $1200 in repairs to replace the interior moving parts, which a professional plumber said was a result of them being made of plastic, and "just getting chewed up over time". Parts out of warranty. Then, about 6 unscheduled "tweakings" for ignition or gas pressure problems. Ok, fast forward to Dec. 2018… 7 months later- I need a new (proprietary) gas valve = $350 plus an as yet unbilled labor invoice. Part out of warranty by 3 months- perfect timing. The joke's on me, and you- if you bought/buy one of these shit heaps. Money saved on fuel has been outweighed by the annual cost of labor and repairs. Would not recommend! Duh

I bought a place in Central Virginia-owner had installed Burnham Alpine 210 btu boiler. It is vastly oversized for the living space and fin tube radiation system. Install had circulator pumps in wrong locations and other mistakes. I moved and installed new pumps and replaced the expansion tank. Two adjustments to the Burnham itself made big difference. You can adjust the min and max firing rate, mine now runs at 20-50% of boiler capacity. This avoids boiler shutting itself down before rooms warm up. The 2Nd fix was to get the heat exchanger professionally cleaned out. If you are having trouble with the unit starting there are numerous suggestions, all good, but just cleaning out the interior heat compartment seems to have really helped. A final adjustment was to turn the water temperature up to 150-180 degrees. Fin tube radiators require hotter water to provide enough warmth to the house. It's been a three-year journey with and challenge finding a competent service company. The Alpine is a good unit that works quietly and well given a proper installation and design.