On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:57:55 -0500, "boubou"
wrote:

We are moving to the country, no NG, so we have to go with propane. I
probably would have choosen oil if I could have but the house we got is
propane.
I wondered about the safety of LP.
The BTU for LP being lower than NG, with NG going up all the time, would you
say LP prices are similar?
considering all the extra charges of NG like : delivery to you, storage,
monthly fee etc....these prices are probably not reflected with LP so we'd
think the price would be cheaper.


First, you got LP and NG reversed.......

Just a few tips

Buy your own propane tank so you are not at the mercy of the same
company, because if you rent their tank, you're stuck with them.

Use decent pipe and your propane is as safe as natural gas. For some
reason, people tend to use copper tubing for their range connection.
DONT DO IT. Get a flex pipe. (I learned this when I moved my range
and the copper tube broke.

I think the BTU is about the same, but I am not positive.

Presently, oil is more expensive than LP

Do NOT let your LP tank go empty. The LP companies require an
inspection, and they insist on lighting your pilot lights if your tank
gets empty. Around here, they charge $50 to do that. They will NOT
fill your tank without doing it. Some assenine law, that gives these
companies permission to rob you. (The last time I was almost empty, I
swapped my pipe to a 100lb tank that I own, just to keep enough gas in
the tank to hold a pilot light in my furnace, because I'll be damned
if I am going to pay $50 for them to look at my pipes for 30 seconds
and light the pilot in my furnace.