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Originally Posted by meteotrade
Oil has about 50% more BTU per gallon than Propane, and is more efficiently burned. And since propane is simply a petroleum derivative, it doesn't make a lot of sense to chose it over oil.
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In our case, we use propane for a gas dryer, cook-top stove and small "fireplace" upstairs, so it makes sense to heat with it too. Also, our basement is close to the lake and we were concerned that an oil tank leak would find its way into the water. While propane is more expensive, you have to take into account the cost of cleaning your oil burner when looking at the total cost. Granted, the $100 or so to clean the furnace is a smaller percentage of the total cost now that the price of oil has sky-rocketed.