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Converting oil burner to propane

Chip54
Chip54 Member Posts: 2
I have a Buderus Logano G115 oil fired boiler that is two years old. Can it be converted to burn propane? What are the pros and cons? With the price of oil on a never ending upward trend is this a good idea or am I way off base?

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  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,462
    you can....

    but LP is prob. not a good option.... couple reasons. If you install a conversion burner you gen speaking lose 2% afue.... LP gas per gallon is abut 91,000 btu / gallon.... #2 Oil is 139,000 btu / gallon. figure out what your price per gallon of each is and you most likely will see that oil is a better price. NOW if it is Nat. gas that may well be a diff. story....
  • Chip54
    Chip54 Member Posts: 2
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    Thanks for the info, nat. gas isn't an option in my area.
  • James Day_2
    James Day_2 Member Posts: 191
    g115

    If you don't already have it, I would invest in the Logamatic for the g115.  It will optimize the efficiency of the unit by utilizing outdoor reset.
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