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Natural Gas Conversion-Now is the time!
If you find that you wear a coat and gloves around your house during the winter because you can’t afford to turn your thermostat above fifty-eight degrees, it may be time to think about a natural gas unit conversion. If the price of oil is affecting your quality of life to the point where you are bundled up in sweaters and blankets inside your house, it is time to invest in a heating system that will allow you to live comfortably in your home.
Since it doesn’t appear that the price of gas is going down anytime soon, it is probably time to bite the bullet and look into converting your oil heating unit to a natural gas unit. Assuming that you have a gas line in your neighborhood, the cost of converting can range from $3,000-$7,000. This may sound like a lot to put out at first, but in the long term, your reduced heating bill will make up for the initial outlay. The cost of the conversion will depend on factors like the size of your house, what type of furnace you buy, and how busy the contractor is at the time. Be sure to get quotes from several contractors before selecting one. Another factor that should influence your decision to covert to natural gas is the age of your current heating system. If your system is older, you will have to buy a new one in a few years anyway, so it is a good time to go ahead and convert to natural gas.
What no one can predict is the price of natural gas. If natural gas surpasses oil in cost, then it would no longer be beneficial to convert. Fortunately, long term projections show that natural gas is going to cost less than oil. Natural gas unit conversions offer relief to homeowners who have become bogged down by the cost of heating their homes with oil.
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1. Determine natural gas availability
Start by confirming that natural gas is available to your home. You can simply e-mail your inquiry to UseNaturalGas@pse.com or call PSE’s Customer Construction Services at 1-888-321-7779 (Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.). We’ll determine availability and inform you of the cost, if any, to bring natural gas to your home. This may take up to two business days in some cases.
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