Best fuel for boilersPost created: 2013-01-28 Type of Equipment: Furnace Views: 17On 2013-01-29 JB wrote: I lean toward gas for efficiency, no tank in the basement, and price seems to be a bit better generally for gas.
However, there is a good debate on the issue here: http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?164700-Oil-vs-Natural-Gas-boiler. The post I found most interesting was the HVAC tech who said he has never replaced gas for oil in 30 years.
There is also a lot of good info here: http://energybible.blogspot.com/2008/03/natural-gas-vs-heating-oil.html.
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