Jeannie in NJ Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 the area we are looking in has quite a few houses that have propane, others have natural gas. We have baseboard electric which is expensive . Tell me the pros and cons of propane vs natural gas, especially in the northeast (if that makes a difference) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 If I had the opportunity to go with natural gas I'd go with that. Usually it is metered and you don't have to worry about getting the tank filled. Propane requires a huge tank in your yard so that is another con. Sometimes companies won't bring less than 100 gallons at a time so you have to come up with hundreds of dollars at one time to have it filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Oh, and my friend just had a fuel oil furnace removed from her house because natural gas is available for her. She said it was less expensive in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Propane Gas prices seemed to fluctuate quite wildly. We were on propane until May last year when we moved. We ran the dryer, oven & stovetop as well as central heat on propane, however I have to say most of the heating was done by an excellent woodstove (Jotul) and we used most of the propane for cooking. We had a leak in the tank but the propane company can usually help you with that. Having propane in this area meant that we were off the beaten path and that also meant that the drivers did not always make it out to our place, especially in winter during ice and snow. If you have a choice of going with natural gas, I think it's just plain easier even though I don't know if it is cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 In our area it is much cheaper to have Natural Gas than propane. You could always ask for heating bills for places you are considering. Right now our budget amount for natural gas is $25/month. Last year it was $78 so reality is that is it likelyabout $50-60/month as we had a mild winter last year. That is for a 1900 sq ft house plus finished basement for heat, hot water, and gas stove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I hates having the huge tank in the yard and needing to keep an eye on things so as not to run out. Also up here, it cost us almost 3x as much to use propane as it does to use natural gas. We switched over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 This year Natural Gas is definitely cheaper. Other years, it could be the other way around. We have propane because we are in an area where you can't get anything else. We have two tanks on the side of our house, they aren't that big (about 5 feet high and 2 feet in diameter) and we are on automatic delivery and a monthly payment plan. The payment plan gives us a guaranteed rate (won't go up, could go down) and the automatic delivery usually keeps us from running out. We've never had a problem getting a very quick delivery on the rare occasions we have run out. Our payment is currently around $250 a month, we get a fill-up monthly from November through April/May, and then every two months from May/June through October. Our hot water, heat and stove are propane, we have a very small but very drafty house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELITEANDLOVINGIT Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 We have had both...propane was far more expensive and smelled horrible even with "no leaks" according to the furnace people that came out multiple times. I have a pretty sensitive nose. We heat w/ wood only now - much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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