Converting oil burning furnace to NG

tripower

What is involved in converting an oil burning furnace to Nat Gas and what is the cost to do this?

yuri

Depends how old the furnace is and the size of the combustion chamber etc. Need a very experienced Pro to do it and set it up properly. Not very cost effective IMO as a gas furnace is much more efficient due to the better heat exchanger design etc. Need a metal chimney liner. With a high efficiency furnace you can eliminate that cost and vent it thru the wall with PVC venting.

http://www.waynecombustion.com/news....ersion-burners

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tripower

What is the potential cost difference?

yuri

I could not really tell you. Gas conversion burners are mostly used for boilers nowadays as they are large and very expensive to replace, asbestos coated etc etc. I would imagine you would pay around $2-3000 to convert it with a chimney liner. A high efficiency will start around $3500- $4500- $6000 for a good one. Depends on whether you want the basic, good or better model like cars. Malibu vs Buick vs Cadillac.

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COLDIRON

Just replace the oil heater with a new gas heater it will save you money and aggravation down the road , trust me. It's not worth it. Won't it be nice to get rid of that oil smell and that old stinky tank. Hell Yeah!!!

iamsaws

call your local Natural company and see if they will set you up, until I just replaced my oil boiler with a higher efficiency natural gas one. We rented a gas burner for our old boiler. Vermont gas came and installed a proper liner and hooked everything up for $200 + $14/month burner rental. Not sure how the NG companies operate in PA.
good luck.