post cost of oil and your boiler's efficiency.

post cost/gal for propane.

If cost is the only factor, I can do the math.

no other pro's or con's for either?

And no comments on the crack in the boiler?

Actually it's a lot easier and quicker to just replace the entire boiler then taking the whole thing apart in your basement, replacing the cracked section, regasket the sections, draw them back together, then reassemble the thing. I've done several Weil McLain in my time and I won't do another one. It's messy and time consuming. A decent crew could replace a boiler in a lot less time. It may cost you a little more but but that doesn't matter to the guys busting their hump in your basement.

When I saw the thread title, I supposed that it was just about fuel selection. With propane, changing suppliers is not necessarily easy. With oil, you call any supplier for your next fill. Today, I saw Surburban Propane picking up their tank, a big one, at least 1000 gallons, from a business and another company had already placed theirs on the premises. In this area Surburban is known for high prices, if they can get away with it.

"If cost is the only factor, I can do the math."

Pam:
Your math has to include not only the cost of the fuels, but btu content, and furnace efficiencies.

Take care.

Thanks for the replies ...

Since I live in a rural area, propane is used by most homes for something. I actually changed propane suppliers a couple of years ago when I was doing some remodeling, and it was very painless.

Wish I could say the same about the oil companies ... I can't tell you all what the BTU's would be on a new oil boiler since I am still waiting a week later for my oil company to call me back about a new boiler.

It's getting to the point where I might just switch to propane because I get great service from the company that currently supplies my propane. They are working up an estimate for me to replace the oil boiler.

I switched oil compnies 2 years ago because the local oil company I used was no longer servicing boilers, they only wanted to deliver oil. The new local oil company admitted to me last year, they now have too much business because of that. So their service is awful. I'm getting tired of dealing with them, so this might be a real easy decision.

If they ever call me back, and I get some real numbers on what they propose as a replacement, I'll let you know btu's, etc.

How about a heat pump? You can use the oil or gas as supplimentary heat and the heat pump as primary heat, up to about 32F ambient. Do you have central a/c with ductwork?

Hi garyg,

I was wondering what all the talk was about heat pumps ... but no, no ductwork, no ac. Heat is hot water ...

Thanks though ..

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