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Smokienorm · 11-03-2015, 04:36 PM

We had a seasonal condo in Gilford from 2005 to 2012 with electric baseboards (much too expensive to operate) and a modern Monitor heater using K-1 and it was fine- but we only used it for a few weeks in the winter.

In 2012 we moved to Gilford permanently and bought a home in Gunstock Acres- it was built in about 1970 and had forced hot water heating powered by an oil burning boiler + a huge electric hot water heater. In our initial renovation, we replaced the oil boiler with a much more efficient propane boiler (about 1/10th the size of the old unit) that also provides hot water.

We later added another large room and 2 gas fired fireplaces. The propane system works great and we never run out of hot water.

And we learned that to reduce your propane (or oil) costs, you should probably join the Our Town Energy Alliance, which is a co-op buying group that gets members lower prices on propane (and presumably oil). You can find them on Google or if not email me for their contact info.

There are also other buying groups around that do the same sort of thing.

Only the uninformed pay retail for propane or oil.

If the system is already in place, I would have it checked out by a professional before buying the property.

11-03-2015, 04:36 PM	#3
Smokienorm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 92 Thanks: 6 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Propane Heating We had a seasonal condo in Gilford from 2005 to 2012 with electric baseboards (much too expensive to operate) and a modern Monitor heater using K-1 and it was fine- but we only used it for a few weeks in the winter. In 2012 we moved to Gilford permanently and bought a home in Gunstock Acres- it was built in about 1970 and had forced hot water heating powered by an oil burning boiler + a huge electric hot water heater. In our initial renovation, we replaced the oil boiler with a much more efficient propane boiler (about 1/10th the size of the old unit) that also provides hot water. We later added another large room and 2 gas fired fireplaces. The propane system works great and we never run out of hot water. And we learned that to reduce your propane (or oil) costs, you should probably join the Our Town Energy Alliance, which is a co-op buying group that gets members lower prices on propane (and presumably oil). You can find them on Google or if not email me for their contact info. There are also other buying groups around that do the same sort of thing. Only the uninformed pay retail for propane or oil. If the system is already in place, I would have it checked out by a professional before buying the property.