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Mon, Jun 13, 11 at 23:45
| Here is our situation:
Home location: Boston area Size: 3000 sq ft single family house Heating system: oil heat, three zones, 20 year old burner, two year old 225 gal tank (full at this moment) Usage: about 1000 gal of oil last winter at about $4500 total. Has natural gas into the house for hot water and cook top. Triggers: $4.5/gal heating oil/soliciting mail from National Grid for oil to gas conversion rebate. Question: should we consider and how much should my budget for conversion be? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. |
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- Posted by bus_driver (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 11 at 7:16
| Oil burner- for forced hot air or for a boiler? |
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| We have hot water radiator and not forced hot air, so I guess it is a boiler. |
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| Since you already have the natural gas line in your house, then a conversion to a gas fired boiler is an easy decision. I would think your heating costs would be cut in half. I have no experience in the costs, but I would think it would be in the $5000 range. The good news is you may have a 3-4 year pay back period at today's prices. |
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