"Bob Pietrangelo" wrote:

There are several downfalls to Propane

1. The BTU content for Propane is lower than NG and Oil

No, it isn't. Propane contains approximately 2,500 Btu per cubic foot. Methane
has a heating value of about 1012 Btu per cubic foot.
http://hearth.com/econtent/index.php...l_qa_about_gas

2. It is dangerous

Are/were you an east coast fuel oil dealer? That's one of the classic lines used
to keep people converting from oil to gas. Fact is, the odds of you getting
killed in a propane accident are less than being struck by a crashing airplane
and almost a 1000 times less than in a car accident.
http://www.npga.org/files/public/Fac...ut_Propane.pdf

3. Requires refills by propane truck (similar to oil delivery)


True. The US is a large geographic area and by percentage, most of the country
doesn't have the option of street delivered NG.

Except for a swimming pool heater you will never see propane used where Nat
is available (i could not back up never)

True - But that's because bottle gas (propane, butane, etc) is more expensive
(between 25%-50% by BTU) than NG.
http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=914

The only reason I can think of for heating a pool with bottle gas when NG is
available is because the local service lines don't have the capacity to handle a
pool heater on top of the house furnace.