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To: Moominoid who wrote (5818)	4/18/2005 3:41:40 AM
From: J-L-S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12411

There probably is something you can do to replace your electric heat with gas heat. I'll assume you do not have access to natural gas within your apartment. Go to a propane supply company (they usually also sell propane heating devices) and ask them to show you some of their products. Or you can research propane heaters on the internet. There are a whole lot of products to choose from. Then ask your landlord if you can install a vent for the heater. Vents can be placed in the roof or in outside walls. A single vent is all you will need for both intake air and exhaust. If your landlord doesn't want you to put a hole in an outside wall, then suggest to him that you will make a small plate with a vent that fits in a window (you know, sort of like window air conditioners or fans are installed). That way, you can remove it when you move, and there will be no sign that anything was there. Or ... just put it in and don't tell your landlord. If your landlord has a safety issue with propane, then check into oil heaters. Oil is much safer since it isn't very volatile. For comparison purposes, since you can check your electric bill to see how much electricity you are using: Fuel oil = 140,000 BTU per gal. Burned at 65% efficiency, 91,000 BTU are useful. LP gas = 91,900 BTU per gal. Burned at 75% efficiency, 68,925 BTU are useful. One kWhr of electricity equals 3412 BTU.