Made it to APRIL. Again!
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How many cubic feet of gas is a gallon of propane at 25°C?
About 36 cubic feet.
2547 BTU per cubic foot. 2.5X more.
That is the answer
I merely was curious as to the energy density of natural gas (mostly methane, some ethane and other gasses) vs propane. I needed convert to equivalent units, easy to use cubic feet of gasses, just to compare and propane is 2.5 times (x) as energy dense natural gas.Very goood sir. So Propane is the cheaper/better option
Of course as mentioned above propane is less dense than liquids above it in carbon chain length (gasoline, diesel, fuel oils, etc) makes sense - and my bad joke was:..... hard to grill with fuel oil; AHA says it's bad for the heart
Costs depends on where you live, costs of what energy you have/choose/use. If you live with trees around you on your property for miles, firewood alone could be cheap. Especially if the wife is cutting and chopping. Keeps her in shape and off your back. Heck if I had that ideal arrangement I would spring for a hydraulic splitter.
Natural gas in the pipe to the house can be relatively inexpensive. No gas here, not enough people. But there is a gas pipeline that runs along our mountain. Pretty ironic, IMHO. Oil is is good for some folks, not here.
Electricity is not deadly expensive here yet, but they are working on that. Carbon neutral by 2032. Hmmm......
Anyway, heat pump and propane work good for us. Filling our tank once a year, costs an ouch $600-$700 I'm guessing this time, but year, not a worry. Electric $80-$150 per month and we get AC. I'm sure total that's more than lots of folks, say ~$175/month average year around, I can live with that for a near 3000 ft sq house and my decent size shop.
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Pablo…
I really thought your thread title had something to do with you surviving another year on this planet…
And I was thinking when I read the thread title.::
Well… that’s really good… I’m very glad Pablo made it another year on planet earth.
I really thought your thread title had something to do with you surviving another year on this planet…
And I was thinking when I read the thread title.::
Well… that’s really good… I’m very glad Pablo made it another year on planet earth.
One year at a time. My formerly 80% full tank making it 12 months- just barely.Pablo…
I really thought your thread title had something to do with you surviving another year on this planet…
And I was thinking when I read the thread title.::
Well… that’s really good… I’m very glad Pablo made it another year on planet earth.
I converted to dual fuel about 5 years ago. Have a forced air oil furnace and added a heat pump because I had no AC. It has cut my oil consumption down so much that it has easily payed for itself. I have it set to lock the heat pump out below 20 and run oil. Above 20 it runs the heat pump. We went from using almost 3 tanks a winter to less than 1. This winter has been so mild that I have yet to use half a tank of oil.
To be terribly honest Pablo…
Sometimes when I see something or read something … My mind comes up with all kinds of off the wall thoughts of what I just read…
This is yet another example of this amazing ability that my scrambled brain has come up with…
I'd really love to convert my house to propane and get a new boiler as my current oil one is getting long in the tooth. However the cost is pretty high, so it will have to be a later project. Not sure which is gonna fail first, the central AC, boiler, or septic system. No matter which, it's gonna cost me big time! 
The controller is very intelligent, it seems to be well balanced and handles the heat pump just perfectly. Don't really need to lock it out. It knows when propane is needed for a ramp up.
The previous clowns in the house just used the lowest contractor Bozo grade forced propane heater. It made some heat, that's all I will say about it. We got the whole shooting match from the HVAC guy who lives kitty corner from us more or less. Sweet having this guy as a neighbor.
