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whys0brave t1_j6mje1w wrote

First thing I did after buying this house in August was to ditch the oil tank and get a complete infrastructure replacement to go propane. Natural gas also not an option for me and neither were heat pumps because of the material and layout of the house (concrete walls on some and not an open floor plan) it was expensive costing around 13k but I knew I needed to get the oil tank our first thing. I've been paying around 200 a month each for propane and electricity

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lottabigbluewater OP t1_j6mmm9h wrote

That's great you went ahead and got that done. My neighbor has propane, I'm going to talk to them about it

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whys0brave t1_j6mon2o wrote

I feared the potential liability of having an oil tank in the house. I read that if it leaks you are responsible for environmental cleanup both inside and outside and the cost would far out spend the cost of preemptively replacing the system so that's why I went ahead and got hat done immediately. Turns out I also needed a new roof, all new windows and doors and a new bath fitter immediately as well. 🤷‍♂️ Hopefully this house will give me a break soon!

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