I am just curious as to how others are heating their house during the winter months. We are looking to reduce our propane bill it just seems that every option we choose ends up being about the same cost without investing ,000 for geothermal (after rebates). We just installed a 91% efficient furnace last year so our furnace is good to go. We also have a free standing wood stove that we use on occasion. The wood stove is old and we don’t trust it while we are sleeping or away for very long. Last year we used about 700 gallons LP and burned probably 1/2 cord of wood. We have a single level 1500 sq. ft. house. We were considering putting a pellet stove in but are unsure how many tons of pellets it would burn to determine if it would be worth it. We also though about installing some of the new ceiling fans that have the space heater in them, but they are 0 a pop and still cost a lot to operate. Just looking for some opinions and no, I don’t want to hang blankets up or shut rooms off because we use all of them. Does anyone use a pellet stove? How much pellets do you burn? Do you like it? Thanks in advance!!!!!

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I am getting ready to install a vent free propane heating device in my home, I have looked at the BLUE FLAME, INFARED, and the GAS LOG FIREPLACE, but can’t decide which will be the best. The midwest weather gets pretty cold but not like the N and NE states, any stats or suggestions

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If the cost of natural gas,propane,electricity got so high in the future(higher than current rates/prices) to heat your home,providing your home has the means(e.g. fireplace,wood or coal stove) equipped to use either of these 2 fuels,which would you use, Wood or Coal???

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I did not use any cleaners, solvents or paints. Gas company came and said its not their gas.

Could it be our AC unit pumping something out?
I am sorry, it smells like kerosene or propane. We are pretty sure it is HVAC related as we kept it off last night and this morning the smell was gone when we lit the stove. We put it back on and the smell was back 20 minutes later when we lit the stove and candle. It is a HVAC unit in the condo, not a window AC. I did change the filter and it is not that.
SO, what inside the HVAC can cause this smell?

Again, sorry about the bad post. We have a newborn as well, so we are a bit worried.

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I was just wondering about this. Is it a different kind of gas? I know that grills run off propane.

Also, as a side question, does anyone know where I can get just a gas burner that’s safe to use indoors? I’ve seen the portable hotplate electric burners but nothing with gas.

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Propane vent free logs psi question?
I just got a 30,000 btu vent free gas logs set. I know that the pressure at the logs should be I think 11" WC, My regulator that comes out of the tank, says that its 11" WC with 1/2 psi output. This regulator worked fine with a set of logs I just took out, but that seems to be way to small of a psi for the new ones. The original logs were not this big, I’m just trying to find out if this same reg. will work with the new set.

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We have a fully underground basement. Walls are poured concrete. Ceilings 8′. Approx 1500 sq feet. 1500 sq feet finished. Elec furnace. Three heat vents open in basement.

In the summer it is fab to go down there to escape the heat but in the winter it is chilly enough that the kids won’t ever go down. I’d guess the temp with just the heat vents open to be maybe 55-60F.

What is a safe and quick way to heat the area? I only want to heat it on occassion to about 70F. I have 2 small electric, portable space heaters but they take forever & don’t get the space much warmer. I’m wondering if something like Eden Pure or possibly a ventless fireplace would do the trick.

On days like today, when we are totally snowed in, it is so much better for the sanity of the entire family if they are down there playing away!

Should also add that I am scared to death to handle anything that uses any fuel (propane) so that it is probably not a good option for me.

Thanks Much!

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What is the purpose of the LNG Vs Propane Valve that has to be installed on Gas Stoves/Ovens before use ? How can I set it myself for Propane ? What negligible effects would I experience if I hook a stove up to Propane while the valve is set-up for LNG ?
Thank You !

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We are military, and we were transferred to Arkansas from CA. We had to find a place to live so I was referred by a friend to another military guy who was leaving as I was coming. He owned a brand new home and needed to rent it out. I was wary about renting from him without a real estate company involved, but I figured hey its a brand new house, and he unstacking for a deposit. Plus he is in the military so he knows he has to deal fair. Well then we had an issue with the fireplace not working. I was happy to pay for the propane, but I wasn’t going to pay to have a tank installed. I had to threaten with legal before he would install the tank. We have been here a little over a month, and that incident was about a week after we got here. We haven’t needed to contact him since except for permission to change the bills into his name. Last night a neighbor was driving by my house and noticed the heating unit outside was frozen over. He happens to work for the electric company, and told me that its the heat pump and its costing me about .20 an hour. That’s .00 a day. For the last month and a half. I haven’t gotten the bill yet, but I can’t pay what its going to be. Whats worse, is I tried to turn it off, but the fan wont turn off at all. The neighbor said its costing me about .55 an hour to have the fan running 24/7. The neighbor said my land lord has known about this since before we moved in. The repair people wont even come out for an estimate without his permission, and we cant get a hold of him because he changed his phone number. I don’t know what to do. The says he is responsible for ALL repairs. I have his email address but I don’t know what to write because I have a feeling he is going to ignore me and so I want to make sure I cuss him out. My house was 37 degrees last night. I have two small children in here and he knew about this the whole time!!! Why wasn’t this fixed before I got here.

What should I say in the email? I don’t want to fly off the handle just yet. How should I address this via email. It is an emergency, the Temperature is going to fall below thirty tonight, and we can’t even use the propane fireplace because the fan that wont shut off is sucking out all the warm air! What should I do?

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There is this weird smell coming from the stove. It doesn’t smell like a gas leak. When I lifted the cover there is a black powdery residue building up under it where the pilot lights are. I have cleaned it several times and the smell will go away for a day or so and then the black stuff will build up again very quickly and the smell comes back.
i dont know if it is natural gas or propane, how can i tell?

the flame is burning mostly yellow

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