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I just went into contract on a home that is Oil heated. The furnace was replaced in 2002 and is relatively new so I'm hesitant (and too broke) to replace this for a little while. Since the kithcen is original (1950's house) my wife insists it is going to be renovated right away with new appliances. We pretty much refuse to cook with an electric stove (i'm italian!), so I was wondering what options do I have if any. I know the "area" has gas lines, so can I run a line just for the stove? Could I purchase a stove that runs on propoane that could be easily converted to gas at a later date?
You could run a gas line just for the stove. Your would have to contact LIPA to see how much you would be charged for this. Propane is another option. I believe that it is exactly the same as a regular gas stove, but check with a propane company and an appliance store just to be sure.
Call LIPA and see if the main is 100ft from your house. If so, they will run the line to your house for free. They charge some crazy amount after the first 100 ft. (something like $7 per foot). I'm in the same boat as you but LIPA said we are within 100 ft so we lucked out. We're gettign bids from some companies to convert to gas. I think oil prices are going to go up by the next cold season and I think I lucked out with this seasons cheaper prices. I'm going to convert this Spring and run the lines for the kitchen, dryer, and fireplace later.
My engineer said he saw gas meters across the street so we should be with the 100ft. That's great that we can just run a line for our stove. I'm not ready for a new heating system just yet! The oil prices may go up but then again demand/price may be down for a few years because of economic factors.
Call LIPA and see if the main is 100ft from your house. If so, they will run the line to your house for free. They charge some crazy amount after the first 100 ft. (something like $7 per foot). I'm in the same boat as you but LIPA said we are within 100 ft so we lucked out. We're gettign bids from some companies to convert to gas. I think oil prices are going to go up by the next cold season and I think I lucked out with this seasons cheaper prices. I'm going to convert this Spring and run the lines for the kitchen, dryer, and fireplace later.
It is actually SEVENTY dollars per foot....absolutely outrageous.
You could run a gas line just for the stove. Your would have to contact LIPA to see how much you would be charged for this. Propane is another option. I believe that it is exactly the same as a regular gas stove, but check with a propane company and an appliance store just to be sure.
Confused as to how you know the OP is from Long Island.
I am also really surprised the Gas company would not run the line for free or close to it. Tell them you plan on converting to gas (you probably will want to eventually).
If there is gas in the area, you don't want propane.
I had an oil fired furnace that I looked into converting to natural gas. The furnace was way to old to be practical. The house was build in 1952, and the furnace was the same vintage.
The gas company said they would install a line and a meter to my home for free, IF I would purchase a new, efficient furnace. That was a deal, because I wanted a new furnace anyway. The efficiency went from about 50%, to over 80%, so I won all around. The gas company had to shut down a highway and tunnel under to run the line, so I'm guessing it would have cost me thousands if I would have had to pay for it.
When the furnace guys ran the line from the meter to the furnace, I had them run lines to the stove, the water heater, and the clothes dryer, so when and if it becomes necessary to change out those appliances, they will be replaced with good old NG...!
So, yes, you can run lines anywhere you want to use NG, once you have the meter in. ..and texdav is correct, the only difference in a NG stove, and one that operates on propane, is the jetting is different. If you start with propane, and later change to NG, you just have the gas company re-jet the burners. I could have done the same thing with my antique oil fired furnace, just change the jets. I didn't because the furnace was far too old, but your's is only a few years old, so you could have it converted to NG.
I wanted to get rid of the old furnace, and more than anything, I wanted to get rid of the oil tank, which can bring about major headaches if they ever leak. I sleep much better at night with it gone..!!
Confused as to how you know the OP is from Long Island.
I am also really surprised the Gas company would not run the line for free or close to it. Tell them you plan on converting to gas (you probably will want to eventually).
If there is gas in the area, you don't want propane.
And jets are easy to change.
I'm on the other coast, but the deal the gas company made with me was, they did the meter installation and billed me. Once the new furnace was installed and they verified it, they cancelled the bill. They wanted to make sure it was a high efficiency furnace, and not a re-jetted antique. My new furnace had to exceed 80% efficience to qualify for free service..
..I agree, if you have NG available, use it, don't use propane or oil...!
One issue with NG is that a lot of electricity generation has converted from coal to it. If coal becomes seriously politically incorrect, NG prices go go up quickly. Other than that, yeah, NG is better than propane. Propane gas sinks, and the large tanks don't get enough mixing to keep the odorant mixed in. We put in a propane detector because the risk was just too great for me to be comfortable. NG rises and doesn't have the same issues.
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