Which is better/more cost effective, propane or natural gas?
1102647
As a user of both, I would say natural gas is more cost effective to heat a whole house. I use propane to heat an unheated garage that has been turned into a pool room. The cost of heating the garage has been pretty high during this very cold winter here in WV, and I have only been using it since Christmas.
134245
Natural gas is considerably different from the cylinder gas LP or liquid propane. The orifice required for natural gas is much larger as natural gas has a lower BTU rating and requires less oxygen to burn efficiently and cleanly. You can not use propane in an appliance or heater rated for natural gas as the gas oxygen mix will be completely wrong and it will not burn properly and will be dangerous. The poor gas oxygen mix if you were to use propane would cause sooting in your unit and the soot might catch fire and thus could be disastrous! In other words DON"T DO IT! There are units that cost a bit more, in other brands and they are listed as dual-fuel and can be adapted to use either LP (propane) or natural gas and the book tells how to do it precisely.
1133747
I use natural gas which connects to our home gas line. A small propane tank would work on a unit made up for propane use.
234153
I have never used this KAB6 on natural gas. I use propane and have not seen a better unit than this KAB6.
1232538
No, it is propane. I think there is a separate kit you can buy to convert it to natural gas.
777547
Propane. Regulater now compatible with NG. Also check out products made by R&V Works. Better pricing
280737
My use was for a natural gas wall heater. I have no expirience with propane and how their thermo-couplings work. I do believe they would function in a similar manner.
1296370
Natural gas is low pressure and propane is a higher pressure, being a plumber I know it is easier / cheaper to convert from natural gas to propane , as opposed to the other way around, you should be able to get a smaller orifice to slip into the regulator that will convert it. Try a local plumbing and heating supply or contact Weber directly
1926325
this model uses natural gas but I believe eccotemp also has another type which uses propane
149098
You cannot buy a natural gas tank. Natural gas is supplied to your home. You're thinking of propane?
2240466
I checked on the PGE website to look at my hourly charge. When the stove was on it added 10cents an hour. Where I live that's about half the cost of propane at about $3 a gallon. I switched over to electric heating last winter and literally cut my heating bill in half!
605637
Sorry, I can's answer that because I have natural gas in our vacation home, and I only use the fireplace during the spring and fall when the weather is cool. I didn't notice any kind of spike in our monthly gas bill, so I don't think it uses that much natural gas. As for propane, I don't know how much of that it would use.
821872
Not natural gas (without changing the regulator, anyway), but you can buy an adaptor hose that'll let you connect to a large propane bottle (20# or 30# bottle).
717180
Never heard of a natural gas tank for heater use. Your best choice is to buy a similar blue-flame heater designed for propane use if you don't have access to natural gas, and use a propane tank to run it. Gas-grille size (20 lb) propane tanks are available at many locations, including many convenience and hardware stores. Running a heater designed for natural gas on propane without significant internal changes is dangerous.
648681
The version I purchased came as a propane grill, but it is adaptable for natural gas. A great grill!
826149
This model is natural gas, however if you need propane model there would be a P instead of the N in the model number
1141537
Propane tanks are small and disposable. Buy anywhere--grocery, Walmart etc...