Riverside Local weighs replacing boilers after repeated heat‑exchanger failures; cost estimates range from $64,000 to $274,000

At a recent Riverside Local School District facilities meeting, maintenance staff reported repeated failures of heat exchangers in boilers at Parkside and Riverview and presented options that range from replacing individual heat exchangers to installing four new water‑tube boilers.

The district has documented multiple heat‑exchanger failures since 2022, staff said, and has already paid tens of thousands of dollars for repairs. Maintenance staff described two near‑term paths: (1) replace two heat exchangers (parts only priced at $21,850 each, $43,700 total, plus roughly $9,800 in labor), or (2) replace the boilers with four new water‑tube RBI units (parts quoted at $129,000 total, about $32,250 each) with a labor estimate that could run up to $84,000. Taken together, staff presented a low estimate around $64,000 for two exchangers up to about $274,000 to buy and…