Do you have propane instead of natural gas?

[Craigar]

So me and my wife are looking at a house east of Brighton it's a brand new ranch style home on 3 acres. It's our dream home the only concern we have is that it has propane for gas. The home is 4500 sq ft that's including the basement it has 13' cielings Both main level and basement. My question to you guys who have propane is it a ton more expensive to run than natural gas?
There is a fireplace that's propane also but I was thinking we could convert it to a pellet stove to help also.

 

[Cake_Boss]

Found this guy to help you out, http://www.propane101.com/propanevsnaturalgas.htm

 

[Zooid]

Since you're moving out to Brighton, do you have a decent amount of land?
If you do, consider using geothermal heating. That will reduce the amount of
propane that you will use tremendously from what I hear. I have a friend that
lives out in that area and he loves the system. He didn't have to drill a deep hole
for it since he had a lot of area to lay the pipes down....I think he made his less
than 10 feet deep.

 

[Cherub]

Isn't radeon a concern for geothermal heating?

 

[Craigar]

I haven't ever looked into it I'll have to check it out

 

[Zooid]

I haven't heard of radon problems with geothermal but I'm not an expert either hehe.

 

[Cherub]

When I bought my house the inspector checked for it and found that we needed to have a pump installed so we had the previous owners install one before we closed. Apparently Colorado is saturated in it.

 

[Craigar]

Yeah our current house had it also the previous owners had to install it befor we moved in

 

[Bajamike]

Since you're moving out to Brighton, do you have a decent amount of land?
If you do, consider using geothermal heating. That will reduce the amount of
propane that you will use tremendously from what I hear. I have a friend that
lives out in that area and he loves the system. He didn't have to drill a deep hole
for it since he had a lot of area to lay the pipes down....I think he made his less
than 10 feet deep.

My sister has just installed she has said it is well worth the money! A/C is basicly free in the summer just the cost of the blower.

 

[Bajamike]

Oh and the biggest thing with propane is planning....... You buy in the winter and look out buy in the summer it is cheep

 

[kmellon]

Radeon will leak up into your home through the concrete in your basement. The system to eshaust Radeon is just a vacume with the inlet cored down through the concrete floor to the gravel below and then the exhaust is sent out of the house. This just gives the gas an easier path to take.

Geothermal lines enter your home much like an Air conditioning line enters, through the side above ground. The Geoghermal system is a closed system and the liquid that passes through the system from the exchanger in the furnace and out though the lines that are laid out on the property or dropped into deep holes. I haven't heard of any gas permeating the lines outside and then escaping again inside the house.

Isn't radeon a concern for geothermal heating?

 

[Cherub]

cool thanks