Propane can be used to power much more than your furnace providing power to your stove fireplaces outdoor grill laundry dryer lighting and so much more.
Convert oil to propane gas furnace.
As a result these furnaces offer slightly more flexible installation than their natural gas counterparts.
A conversion from propane furnace or an oil gas furnace should only ever be done by a highly trained licensed furnace technician.
Propane and natural gas are highly incendiary fuels and as such should only be handled by professionals who know what they are doing.
Propane enables you to save as much as 1 000 a year on your annual utility bill.
Contractors and homeowners are switching away from fuel oil to gain efficiency comfort and reduced maintenance with propane or natural gas furnaces.
Gas furnaces are typically more efficient than oil furnaces and in 2018 if you switch to a gas furnace with an afue of 95 or above the energy star program offers a 150 tax credit for the furnace and a 50 tax credit for the advanced main air circulating fan.
In some cases you can purchase a conversion kit to convert your natural gas furnace to one that employs propane.
If you are shopping for a gas furnace you may want to go with one that has a high afue rating between 90 and 98 5 as these will save you the most money in the long run although the units themselves may be slightly more expensive upfront.
Available incentives when converting to propane.
Propane and natural gas furnaces are by and large cheaper to operate than electric and oil powered furnaces.
Propane burns much cleaner than traditional fuels.