Propane vs Heating Oil

czygvtwkr · 01-26-2007, 05:04 PM

Anyone make the switch from heating oil to propane? If so what are your thoughts?

I have an old oil furnace (30 years) and am thinking of replacing it next winter and wanted thoughts.

Gemmi · 01-26-2007, 05:23 PM

I enjoy my oil heat too much to switch.

*desertrat* ^(Premo) · 01-26-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

Anyone make the switch from heating oil to propane? If so what are your thoughts?

I have an old oil furnace (30 years) and am thinking of replacing it next winter and wanted thoughts.

I think I would just upgrade the old furnace to a new oil unit. They are much more efficient now. You could also think about a heat pump with oil backup.

Vince · 01-26-2007, 06:00 PM

If I uprade it will be to a new energy efficient heat pump, but only because I burn a pellet stove for most of my heat.

BS Gal · 01-26-2007, 06:01 PM

We replaced our oil heater with a new one and went thru Besche (our oil company). I think it was $1800 with a year of interest free financing. Two summers later, our a/c was failing and that is when we went with the heat pump, with back up oil heat. The $ we have saved on oil and utility bills will have both of them paid off in no time. I think the heat pump/ac thing was around $4000.

itsbob · 01-26-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by desertrat

I think I would just upgrade the old furnace to a new oil unit. They are much more efficient now. You could also think about a heat pump with oil backup.

Oil is the cheapest and easiest to maintain and more durable..

A lot of times you can keep your furnace and just replace the guts..

remaxrealtor · 01-26-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

Anyone make the switch from heating oil to propane? If so what are your thoughts?

I have an old oil furnace (30 years) and am thinking of replacing it next winter and wanted thoughts.

We have electric heat pump with propane backup. Efficient, clean burning, and when the backup kicks on (we have it set at 43 degrees) it keeps the house snuggly warm. We actually keep 1/2 the vents closed. Also, hooked the propane into our hot water...love that, and a gas fireplace.

BS Gal · 01-26-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by itsbob

Oil is the cheapest and easiest to maintain and more durable..

A lot of times you can keep your furnace and just replace the guts..

I think our original furnace was installed when the house was built, which, at the time, was 46 years old. Besche finally said "We can't get parts anymore." They kept it going for the 20 years we lived here.

We should have purchased a new one years before.

Dougstermd · 01-26-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by desertrat

I think I would just upgrade the old furnace to a new oil unit. They are much more efficient now. You could also think about a heat pump with oil backup.

I got home from work and the oil tank was dry

so I turned on the propane oven does that count as a switch??

counting change now to go buy 10 gallons of kero.

czygvtwkr · 01-26-2007, 09:39 PM

I have a central air unit that is also pretty old, can they install a heat pump and use my old furnace as backup?

01-26-2007, 05:04 PM	#1
czygvtwkr Im going to eat you! Member Since: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,862	Propane vs Heating Oil Anyone make the switch from heating oil to propane? If so what are your thoughts? I have an old oil furnace (30 years) and am thinking of replacing it next winter and wanted thoughts. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook
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Gemmi When pigs fly... Member Since: Dec 2002 Location: C.C. - The Land Of Pleasant Living Posts: 1,474	I enjoy my oil heat too much to switch. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Tomorrow's another day!
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Vince ...... Member Since: Mar 2003 Location: Lusby, MD. Posts: 19,855	If I uprade it will be to a new energy efficient heat pump, but only because I burn a pellet stove for most of my heat. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Having too much ammunition in the house is like having too much fuel in your aircraft; the only time you have too much is when you're on fire. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke
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