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Oil to Natural Gas Conversion

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StephNow

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Here in PA there are a lot of homes with oil-fired heating systems and a lot of homeowners looking to convert from oil to gas. Each area/city has different submission requirements ranging from no permit to as little as just pay your permit fee up to engineering evaluation of the existing system to confirm it is suitable for the switch.

What are you requiring and why?
 
Seems like documentation on the conversion and an inspection should be the minimum
 
Not many conversions here on the warm (and very dry) left coast in the last 20 years. Have found over time that the heat units using oil are not very "convertible" to gas unless there is a manufacturer's kit with all the necessary gas train and controls. Most have been FAU R&R's. Some AHJ's require oil tank & piping removal especially if the old oil tank was underground.
 
Generally I would think replacement of the unit would be better--higher efficiency and the oil units are generally old.
 
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