[Formulabruce]

I had to switch to nat gas for my 95% eff. Condensate furnaces. I was on Propane, but my Son in law went to another company and the price went way up. ( my propane was 180-210/gal) The nat gas is WEAK, NO hot air, only warm..Only one supplier, who charges MORE, the more you use, Propane is opposite, Use more?, Pay Less/gallon. THis old house needs REAL heat. I hooked up a fairly small Coal stove ( hand fed). I get it started with some WV. Bituminous coal. ( same stuff they use at a power plant in the State) and then dump in the hard Pa. Anthracite. Nothing like 30 Million BTU/ton!! I use my furnace Blower only to circulate a couple times a day. My house is warm at 75 and Im lovin it!! Next is to hook one up in the garage with a coil and get the "pex" in the floor warmed up
Home heating oil hasnt gone down like gasoline has here.
Temp was MINUS 10 a few times already..

[Bud Lyons]

I've been heating with hard coal for the last 7 years. I pick up 2 tons at the breaker for $170.00 a ton. That's all I need for the winter. I have a 2700' rancher I keep nice and toasty with my stoker stove.

[Half-Inch Stud]

I've got Propane & Propane accessories.

Former next door neighbor installed Coal and it paid itself after the 1st Winter.

[Trulyvintage]

Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud

I've got Propane & Propane accessories.

Former next door neighbor installed Coal and it paid itself after the 1st Winter.

Well you must be Hank Strickland then ....




Jim

[FLYNLOW]

You need to have your furnace converted back over for natural gas. Different orifice sizes, different gas pressures.

[GT182]

We have natural gas here. Granted it's not the greatest for heat but it's better than the alternatives. At least we're not paying thru the nose for fuel oil.

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by Trulyvintage

Well you must be Hank Strickland then ....




Jim

That would be Hank Hill, from Strickland Propane.

[Half-Inch Stud]

Originally Posted by Simple Man

That would be Hank Hill, from Strickland Propane.

yeap

[Jagtec1]

We heat exclusively with wood that I am able to obtain for free every year. Nothing like heating with a stove. You have to WANT to do it, but it saves lots of $$, and keeps us nice and warm.

[Deadhead]

So, the only reason I never used coal when heating with wood for 30 years was the smell. Nasty. I can only imagine what it was like when the entire country burned it. It is toasty though.

[Bud Lyons]

Originally Posted by Deadhead

So, the only reason I never used coal when heating with wood for 30 years was the smell. Nasty. I can only imagine what it was like when the entire country burned it. It is toasty though.

Anthracite does not smell and smoke like soft Bit coal does. Dealing with the ash is a pain though. everything ya wanted to know plus some is right here.
http://nepacrossroads.com/

[PMD1969]

We moved to Texas.

[klunker]

Originally Posted by PMD1969

We moved to Texas.

I just want a place to warm myself after enjoying a day in the great out of doors, I don't want to live in the oven!!

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by klunker

I just want a place to warm myself after enjoying a day in the great out of doors, I don't want to live in the oven!!

Meh, two months in the hundreds is nothing compared to two months at ZERO WITH SNOW !

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by PMD1969

Meh, two months in the hundreds is nothing compared to two months at ZERO WITH SNOW !

I disagree.

When it's cold out, you can still go outside and be active - you just need to dress appropriately.

When it's hot outside, you can take off all your clothes - but it's still too hot to be active.

Back when I used to compete in cross country skiing, I loved zero degree days. The perfect weather for a race.

[02Hawk]

you need to change orifices on your furnace when going from LP to NG

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

IMy house is warm at 75 and Im lovin it!!

If that is what you like - I'm happy for you.

I have my thermostat set a 68 because I like it there. I'd be uncomfortable at 75.

In summer time, I set my thermostat at 75 for energy conservation purposes (I'd prefer 68, but don't want to pay the electric bill).

When I grew up, we had a coal fired boiler until about 1960. The whole family was glad to see it go away. I have no desire to go backwards for my heating system.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by The Champ

If that is what you like - I'm happy for you.

I have my thermostat set a 68 because I like it there. I'd be uncomfortable at 75.

In summer time, I set my thermostat at 75 for energy conservation purposes (I'd prefer 68, but don't want to pay the electric bill).

When I grew up, we had a coal fired boiler until about 1960. The whole family was glad to see it go away. I have no desire to go backwards for my heating system.

WE Burn Hard Anthracite coal, It is some work, but not that bad. Propane here is $3.00 a gallon, and I have a 95% efficient condensate furnace to run it. WE switched back to Nat gas, which actually sucks, the same furnace runs way longer cycles and its barely warm air. Propane Rocks..
We live in a river valley and its often damp, so the dry heat is nice. I use the furnace fan only to circulate the home air.
I wouldnt want a coal boiler, but the new ones, run automatic on hard coal, and the cheapest way to heat..
I have no smoke from my chimney, and no smell either..
Natural gas Prices Go UP when you use more
Propane prices Go DOWN when you use more
Stupid market with a monopoly ( Nat gas)

[The Champ]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

WE Burn Hard Anthracite coal, It is some work, but not that bad. Propane here is $3.00 a gallon, and I have a 95% efficient condensate furnace to run it. WE switched back to Nat gas, which actually sucks, the same furnace runs way longer cycles and its barely warm air. Propane Rocks..

I paid less than $1.50 per gallon for my propane this year (I buy all my propane in September). But if they'd run natural gas to my development (I'm a little over a mile out of town), I'd switch to NG in a heartbeat. The cost per BTU delivered is much lower here.

[Sidponcho]

I spent my money on a hi-eff boiler and ALL the insulation and draft improvements. Did those cellular blinds too. House is so comfortable and easy on the wallet