2510Paul, Final Heating Update

I had the owner of the Dealership here today. Actions are:

1. Get meter upgraded ASAP, to small for my loads under experienced conditions. Maybe we'll have some cold weather to test it.
2. 1/2" line to the house is good to 189,000 btu/hr, I need 80,000 for the house. The inside steel pipe was 1/2" also. 2 PSI at meter and regulated down to 3-5" W.C. at the furnace.
3. Correct, that Stainless Steel line is not outdoor rated. Dealer to come and put mechanical protection over the line above ground.
4. The heat exchanger and inducer fan drains should be fine, not an issue with Natural Gas on the Trane XV95.
5. Get prepared for Gas and Electrical Outages.
a. Get Generator JD 3320 Compact Tractor, or bigger like 2510/2520. Review Generator Harmonic Content.
b. Install transfer switch for everyone's safety.
c. Get a couple electric space heaters to heat house when no Natural Gas is available, or use oven and window fan.
6. I would add pray the Gas Company keeps it's pressures up but I am pretty sure we demonstrated that is not a guarantee.

Thanks everyone, the Furnace/Generator/Transfer Switch threads were really helpful to me and appropriate for the weather we experienced.

There is a lot of talent on here.

Paul

is propane available in your area could just rent a tank and change over to LP

If that is NATURAL gas, just saying, most stuff I work on is 6 in.wc or a tad higher. If you ever want to have a standby generator some day, that line is not going to be big enough. My neighbor and to install 1 1/4 from the street and after the meter the house is one inch. He has a 25Kw Generac.

Thanks Grizz02. I appreciate all your help.

I thought you were pulling my chain given the cost difference. Then I realized that would be a solution to not running out of gas, at least for awhile. For what I hope is a short duration or never occurrence, I will stick with the Natural Gas.

Best Regards.

Paul

Propane is way more expensive per BTU, but some large users have the ability to switch during peak load times. The paper mill that our son runs in WI uses NG, but has the ability to switch to propane, there is a mixing valve that adds some air to the propane so none of the appliances have to be modified. Last winter they had to run on propane for 3 days around Christmas, Used a semi tanker full every 12 hours!