"ransley" wrote in message
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On Oct 23, 4:30 pm, "Ray" wrote:
Like many others, opr six-unit coop building is about to convert our
oil-burning furnace (boiler) from oil to gas.

I would welcome the experience of others who have made this conversion,
especially in recent months.

I'm trying to get an idea as to how much we will save. I know, of course,
that prices fluctuate widely -- and wildly.

Nobody can know what you will save, nobody knows what you pay for Ng
or oil, thats your job. Nobody knows future priceing or your
conversion cost. As Pete says go dual fuel and run numbers.
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Keep in mind that the gas company, like many, probably has the bill broken
down into different items, the gas itself, delivery charge and
administration charge. When you change to oil you will not save that much
either because you will still have to pay the administration charge or
minimum bill each month, whether or not you use the gas, so add that portion
to the oil costs to see if switching is worth it. If you sign a long term
contract, you may be under obligation to take X number of units of gas per
month/year.
It is difficult to win, they get you in the end. At least gas will require
less servicing than oil. I hope you guys are buying a high efficiency unit.