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Changing over from Electric oven to gas - what are my options?
I just bought a house that has an electric oven. I prefer to use gas.
Is it cheaper to tap the gas line on my street or to install a propane tank? |
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Sandra Loosemore wrote:
writes: I just bought a house that has an electric oven. I prefer to use gas. Is it cheaper to tap the gas line on my street or to install a propane tank? Kind of OT: As a general rule, try using what's there before you change, whether it's an appliance, a tree in the front yard, or whatever. You might, after a few months, discover that this particular electric oven is different, or better, or something. Or maybe not, but why add one more hassle to the nightmare of moving, when you could watch the sales and maybe find a great deal on just what you want later on, when you could really enjoy having the new oven? Bonita |
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Changing over from Electric oven to gas - what are my options?
"Sandra Loosemore" wrote... writes: I just bought a house that has an electric oven. I prefer to use gas. Is it cheaper to tap the gas line on my street or to install a propane tank? If there is a gas line on the street, never mind about the cost; think of the long-term convenience of not having a tank in your yard, or having to worry about refilling it. Also, contact your gas company, since they often will connect you up for free or even run promotions like giving you a free gas hot water heater. Of course they're thinking long-term, too; they write off some short-term expenses in exchange for getting a permanent customer at your address. If the OP does decide to go with gas in the kitchen, be sure to also have a gas line run to the furnace, water heater (and fireplace, if there is one) for future upgrades. Craig |
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Craig wrote:
If the OP does decide to go with gas in the kitchen, be sure to also have a gas line run to the furnace, water heater (and fireplace, if there is one) for future upgrades. We have an oil tank in the basement so are you recommending me abandoning oil altogether? I've never used an electric oven except once in college and didn't find it very adequate. I also notice that it's much more expensive to run an oven on electric than gas. Is that true? |
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wrote... Craig wrote: If the OP does decide to go with gas in the kitchen, be sure to also have a gas line run to the furnace, water heater (and fireplace, if there is one) for future upgrades. We have an oil tank in the basement so are you recommending me abandoning oil altogether? Not necessarily. But if you're going to the expense of bringing in a natural gas line to the house, the added costs of running lines to other areas is small if done at the same time, I'd think. If the water heater is electric now, I'd certainly swap to gas when the current one fails, if not sooner. For the furnace, check with the utilities, installers or someone else to compare operating costs of one vs. the other. If you have an open fireplace, it could be losing more heat than it produces--while a sealed fireplace insert (gas--or even wood pellets) can be as efficient as a furnace. If you do bring a gas line to the kitchen and nowhere else, then have to replace a water heater in two years, you'll kick yourself for not having a gas line at the heater ready. I suppose this does depend to some extent on the ease of venting a gas water heater. But I really agree with another responder who said that you should really try to live with the current electric stove now and not go to the expense (and having your yard torn up with a trencher) of converting one small appliance to gas. I've used both and although I also prefer a gas stove, I'd live with an electric one if that's the way the house is set up. I did live with an electric stove in a home for over a decade. Being a lazy sort, I'm much more interested in seeing that my stove, whether gas or electric, is self-cleaning than how it's powered! Craig |
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:41:47 -0600, someone wrote:
Look at the cost per million BTUs column. What is really interesting is the cost of wood pellets that some people are so enamored with... I am having quite a chuckle over this. Lots of people acting very smug over how much they were saving. And then the price of pellets went up. Ya see folks, the pellets were only cheap as long as they were not in demand. But now..... Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file. |
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I just bought a house that has an electric oven. I prefer to use gas. Is it cheaper to tap the gas line on my street or to install a propane tank? Overall, natural gas will likely be cheaper than electricity for heating, hot water, and stove/oven. However, MANY people prefer electric ovens because they allegedly heat more evenly. I MUCH prefer a gas stove, but I don't mind the electric oven in my house at all. If you have no gas service to your house at all, you'll have to factor in the initial connection cost. After that, natural gas will be much cheaper, efficient, and hotter than propane. |
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Clark W. Griswold, Jr. wrote: wrote: No one wants a propane tank around, unless it's absolutely necessary. From an operating cost perspective, sure. If you are implying they (house size propane tanks) aren't safe, there's no evidence of any problem that I'm aware of. No one wants a propane tank around when natural gas is available because propane tanks are big, ugly, take up space and have to be refilled. As for safety, they have all the safety issues of natural gas, plus some of their own. Vehicles can and have caused major explosions by driving into propane tanks. You can drive into a home gas meter and cause a fire, but it's impossible to get an instantaneous big explosion because there is no onsite large storage of flammable gas. Its kind of a moot point anyway, because you aren't likely to have a propane tank if natural gas is available. The cost savings from using natural gas would pay for the pipe to the street in no time. Also, think resale time. A house without a propane tank is going to be more attractive than one with it. Again, a moot point. If you have to have propane, so will all your neighbors. The choice isn't between propane and natural gas, its propane vs. all electric. You'll have far more difficulty selling an all electric home. Well, Duh! It isn't a moot point because whether to switch to natural gas or propane was exactly the question the OP asked. Sure cost is one factor, but it isn't the only factor. Also, no one can know for certain which fuel will be cheaper in the future. Personally, I'd have to be convinced propane was going to be significantly cheaper than natural gas to justify the other drawbacks. |
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Changing over from Electric oven to gas - what are my options?
how much would it cost min/max to install a gas line from the street to
my house? John Weiss wrote: wrote... I just bought a house that has an electric oven. I prefer to use gas. Is it cheaper to tap the gas line on my street or to install a propane tank? Overall, natural gas will likely be cheaper than electricity for heating, hot water, and stove/oven. However, MANY people prefer electric ovens because they allegedly heat more evenly. I MUCH prefer a gas stove, but I don't mind the electric oven in my house at all. If you have no gas service to your house at all, you'll have to factor in the initial connection cost. After that, natural gas will be much cheaper, efficient, and hotter than propane. |
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Changing over from Electric oven to gas - what are my options?
wrote... how much would it cost min/max to install a gas line from the street to my house? The only way to find out is to call your gas company and ask. When gas arrived in my neighborhood, it was $x/foot (and I've completely forgotten the value of "x") but the gas company paid for the first "y" feet (and I've forgotten the value of "y", too). My lot was quite deep so I think it cost me several hundred bucks even with the gas company covering a majority of the length--but my job involved trenching through a lot of solid limestone and some hand work as the trench passed around water/sewer/phone/electric/cable lines. Craig |
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Changing over from Electric oven to gas - what are my options?
Electric ovens are said to be better but I prefer gas cooktops. My
house has a jennair electric range with glass cooktop /grill catridge etc. I like the ceramic heating element on stovetop and so far the oven bakes wonderfully. We will probably keep until it dies then get get gas range wrote: With nat gas availabe at the street, that is the only way I'd go. No one wants a propane tank around, unless it's absolutely necessary. Also, think resale time. A house without a propane tank is going to be more attractive than one with it. I think it's also somewhat odd to want to switch from an electric oven to gas. The vast majority of pro chefs prefer gas ranges and electric ovens. In the end, it's what you prefer and how much you are willing to pay. |
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