HTP Munchkin R1 Boiler Overview

Their highly reliable field starter is shit. Unless you don't mind replacing it every six months for a nickel a piece. Lousy, lousy design. And they know it.

I've had a Munchkin T-140M for ten northern Michigan winters, and generally it has done me well. I finally replaced the blower motor this year. It was installed with concentric venting and there is a bit of reversion evidence inside the boiler, but I have since put an extension on the exhaust vent to hopefully minimize this. I have had the hx and burner cleaned and inspected most years. It rumbled a bit last year, and I finally traced the noise back to a shredded swirl plate which was replaced along with the burner gasket. There's no more rumble. Today, though, the display began reading "nc", which I've read is due to voltage problems. It still heats and runs, but the readout won't display anything. How long will it run in this condition, and should I order a new control board? Why would a voltage problem develop randomly on a given day? Homer? Steven? You guys out there?

I have had two Munchkin Boilers installed in my new home over a 5 year period. The first boiler sprang a leak and had to be replaced -at my cost – of more than $2200. Within a two year period, the second Munchkin began leaking around the water jacket, and had to be replaced. At this time I upgraded to another Boiler, at the cost of $3000. I appealed to the htp company, seeking replacement costs and labor costs for the shoddy piece of equipment they sold me. I got a reply, saying they do not pay for labor and installation. The installer no longer carries this brand, due to the lack of support and questionable equipment this company offers. I would strongly advise everyone to seek out another company for your piece of mind, and for your wallet's sake.

I bought a home that has one installed and i'm pulling my hair out. The wife gives me shit for no hot water I phone the people who installed it and give them shit I hope they are phoning the people who built the thing and giving them shit. Nothing is worse than arguing with the wife on why I haven't replaced the thing and my answer to her is I'm sure they can fix it. I'm having my reservation now if that can be done after some three years of this crap in our house. Now I have the $10,000 dollar question what to replace it with.

I replaced a 50 year old American Standard furnace that always worked with this unit. It was the biggest mistake I ever made. We installed this unit in August 2005. We have had major repair bills since the second year. The repair bills have been anywhere from $575 to $1,000. The swirl plate was eaten up several times. The last straw was this winter, when after a $1000 repair the unit went out while we were away. We returned to frozen pipes and about $50,000 worth of damage. We had a representative from Munchkin out during the second year and he was worthless and felt they were not responsible for this piece of garbage. Now I have to bite the bullet and replace it after 8 1/2 years.