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Old 12-27-2017, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by suesiegel View Post
Like everything else there will be difference of opinion. We have an all electric home and like you would need to install a propane tank. Your listed 8K price does not include what it would cost to install a propane tank. I'm sure you would need to pull permits. I expect an above ground tank is illegal.


Correct. The tank must be buried. You have a choice of leasing or owning the tank. I bought mine. Propane is currently about $2.30 per gallon. There was a cost associated with running the piping to the generator, and an optional run for the gas stove we wanted.

All in, just over $10K. The installation of the generator and transfer switch required a permit. Another permit was required for the propane tank & piping, including a necessary pressure test to be certain there were no leaks.

If you were to live in a section of TV with piped natural gas (north of 466A, or in Fineey) the cost would be much closer to the $8k I noted earlier.


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