Geothermal heat

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by songkrai

As I have stated in other posts. I would skip propane.

Investigate how many BTU's come from a unit of fuel.

With propane you are stuck with one company - the one that provides the tank. You can purchase a tank but they are expensive and no one really does this. And every time you switch propane companies - they trample thru your home and record every serial number of every appliance. Too mush hassle.

With oil you can pick any company. And as I have previously stated build in some redundant heating. Oil and electric. A wood stove is good. Monitor keresene heaters provide great heat.

Probably a good idea to check into an automatic generator while you at thinking about all of this.

I purchased a used undergound propane tank and had it tested. Having done so I can switch propane suppliers. It is not really necessary as the local suppliers prices are pretty much the same. BTU to BTU and figure in the annual maintenance for oil vs. maintenance every 3 years for gas, it is cheaper on gas. You can get propane generators as well as hot water heaters (tank/tankless), gas stoves and gas dryers. if you want you can have a propane grill and patio fire pit as well! Try that with oil!