Purely hypothetical gas question

[HawkEye244]

The thought bubbled into my head, could a combi-boiler ever run off a tank of natural gas or less desirably a tank of LPG ? besides the health and safety implications of course.

Disclaimer: I have no intention of doing this

 

[OwainDIYer]

Boilers are routinely run on bulk tank LPG supplies. They need to have the appropriate jets and approvals.

I don't know of anyone using LNG for gas heating purposes.

 

[HawkEye244]

Boilers are routinely run on bulk tank LPG supplies. They need to have the appropriate jets and approvals.

I don't know of anyone using LNG for gas heating purposes.

Is it cost effective compared to what it generally costs a home owner to buy LNG from the distributor ?

 

[longdogs]

Most modern park homes use a LPG fed combi boiler

 

[HawkEye244]

Most modern park homes use a LPG fed combi boiler

I'd like to speak to someone that has a gas fed combi in a house. It would be interesting to see the cost of buying LPG tanks and refilling them versus what the distributor charges + their 'standing charge'.

 

[Corgigrouch]

You don't buy an LPG tank, it is rented...LPG is a fair bit dearer than piped natural gas

 

[HawkEye244]

You don't buy an LPG tank, it is rented...LPG is a fair bit dearer than piped natural gas

Cheaper than renting a gas meter ?

 

[Whitespirit66]

If the network extends to your property, then it will always be cheaper to have mains gas than paying someone to deliver the gas and fill your tank. Imagine having a water supply pipe to your door, but paying for water to be delivered to your storage tank. Would always be much more expensive for delivery.

 

[Corgigrouch]

You don't buy an LPG tank, it is rented...LPG is a fair bit dearer than piped natural gas

Cheaper than renting a gas meter ?

Why does this surprise you? Someone has to build a base, get a pressure vessel to the location and pipe it to your property and take responsibility for its upkeep...Then you have to pay for a truck to come to your property and refill your cylinder, trucks aren't cheap and neither are their drivers...

 

[HawkEye244]

Well that answers that then