Natural Gas for Cooking and Clothes Drying (home, inspector)

[loveithateit]

If you are going gas, you can find out how much just to change to a gas fired gun for the furnace. Since the furnace is so new, could cost under 1k.

Getting the piping to all the appliances is going to be way over 300. Even if your stove was right next to your dryer.

[ScruffyMcDuffy]

Thanks Elke. What are you thoughts on needing a new CO? I'm most concerned with having an inspector come in to check on the gas burner, pipes, etc only to cite other violations.

[BGlove]

National Grid will not bring the line into your house without a permit. You will definitely need a co and the 2 appliances available for the inspector to sign off.
You will also need be to be up on code with smoke detectors.

[thebobs]

I converted to peppers and onions. Much cheaper

[peconic117]

Originally Posted by peabodyn

National Grid just brought a gas line into my street.

While my oil fired furnace is only a few years old, I would not convert to gas heating due to the time it would take to recover my costs.

I spoke with National Grid and the monthly account cost for the service is approximately $21.00 (before usage costs).

Can anyone who uses National Grid just for cooking and clothes drying tell me what their typical monthly cost is (including the account cost of ~$21.00).

Also, has anyone who has made the conversion for cooking and clothes drying, tell me the amount of the decrease in their electric bill?

We are a household of only 3 people, but probably do one load of laundry per day and cook a few times a week. (Yes, I know that is a lot of laundry for 3 people.)

As far as changing the appliances, it would probably cost $1,500 for a new stove and clothes dryer.

I estimate the cost of a licensed plumber to make the connections to be approximately $300. Please respond if you have a better estimate.

While there may not be a big monthly savings, we prefer gas for cooking.

Anything I'm missing?

Thanks

Before I converted my oil burner to gas my gas bill was around 30-40 a month tops.

[peconic117]

Originally Posted by Elke Mariotti

Abandon an oil tank without removal: Abandonment of an oil tank does not itself require that a tank be removed. If a tank has not leaked, thus is there is not a soil contamination issued, it can be opened, cleaned, inspected, and filled in-place. Actual removal of a buried tank involves the additional expense of excavation to remove the tank and then having to fill-in the hole.

The company performing the abandonment will issue a "Certificate of Abandonment" which you should have if/when you sell your house down the road, or when the County requires it.

Great advice, but obviously only applies to in ground tanks. If it’s in your basement like mine was definitely have it removed.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by peabodyn

National Grid just brought a gas line into my street.

While my oil fired furnace is only a few years old, I would not convert to gas heating due to the time it would take to recover my costs.

I spoke with National Grid and the monthly account cost for the service is approximately $21.00 (before usage costs).

Can anyone who uses National Grid just for cooking and clothes drying tell me what their typical monthly cost is (including the account cost of ~$21.00).

Also, has anyone who has made the conversion for cooking and clothes drying, tell me the amount of the decrease in their electric bill?

We are a household of only 3 people, but probably do one load of laundry per day and cook a few times a week. (Yes, I know that is a lot of laundry for 3 people.)

As far as changing the appliances, it would probably cost $1,500 for a new stove and clothes dryer.

I estimate the cost of a licensed plumber to make the connections to be approximately $300. Please respond if you have a better estimate.

While there may not be a big monthly savings, we prefer gas for cooking.

Anything I'm missing?

Thanks

Gas stove and gas dryer approx $20-$22/month 3-4 adults (1 away at school.) I do 1-2 loads of laundry per day. It was this way when I moved in 22 years ago.

[hotkarl]

I'd wait until everything craps out and then switch.

[rocafeller05]

Keep in mind that the towns out here are making a killing by people converting! As posted above you need a permit. So if you have anything that has been done and did not have a permit for it then beware! You will be paying or your gas/boiler permit won’t be closed. Happened to several people I know.

[peconic117]

Originally Posted by loveithateit

If you are going gas, you can find out how much just to change to a gas fired gun for the furnace. Since the furnace is so new, could cost under 1k.

Getting the piping to all the appliances is going to be way over 300. Even if your stove was right next to your dryer.

That’s what I did, I had a newer oil burner so I just converted it to gas with a new gun. It was a bit more than 1k though, but way way cheaper than a new gas boiler. Also there are other things that should be done as well like a chimney liner if you don’t have one, those expenses need to be considered as well.