Re: oil furnace

That's reassuring!
I read a lot of pro oil in other treads
but after asking my own question, I'm getting a lot of pro LP
Might be that the other treads where older by a few years, looks like people
are getting more at peace with LP, or maybe it's the price of oil that's
scaring them away.
Bottom line:
If price is not an option:
Oil or propane
"Sheldon Harper" <sharper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "boubou" <pamos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> 2X6 walls with tywrap I think it's called.
>> R-40 in attic, R-25 in walls
>> I've been reading about LP vs oil and it seemed oil was cheaper and
>> safer, I got nervous about propane, we haven't moved in yet and the
>> furnace isn't completely hooked up, we could maybe switch it before it's
>> all done.
>
> As far as I'm concerned (having lived with both) LP is cleaner and
> easier to store over the long haul. I buy once a year now at summer
> prices and don't have to worry about accumulation of water or the
> fuel getting sluggish in the cold weather (I remember having to add
> heat tape to the oil line going to the furnace in suburban Chicago).
> Spills, if any, dissipate into the atmosphere leaving no mess to
> clean up.
>
> Over the long haul, an LP furnace takes a whole lot less maintenance,
> in my experience, than an oil fired unit and the purchase price is
> lower as well.
>
> As far as safety is concerned a maladjusted oil furnace can soot up
> your chimney in a hurry. An LP unit discharges out the side wall of
> the basement in pvc pipe and none of mine have ever sooted up in the
> past 14 years I've been running high efficiency gas furnaces both
> natural gas and LP.
>
> I have managed to grow mold in the condensate line with the effect
> that the unit shuts down on one of the several safety cutouts. An
> annual (fall) flush with clorox took care of the problem in
> subsequent years.
>
> Like everything else, install it right and maintain it right to
> almost never have a serious problem.
>


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