HI, I am wondering if the fuel and the cost are the same or similar (is the propane used for a home lpg hot water heater the same as used in the small white tanks we refill?) thanks jerry
thanks everyone. To propane man...the tank I refererred to came with the grill, it is an outdoor grill with little lava type rocks?you have heard of these? I did not have to change the connection at all it came set up.

I was unable to pay my pg&e bill and they shut off my gas. I'm not thinking of trying to use propane in place of natural gas for all of my gas appliances or anything. And I would only turn the propane on when I needed hot water for a shower or something and then I'd shut it off. It would only be occasionally if it is able to work.

So they now make those instant hot water heaters, that are just the little box that only heats water when it is needed and I'm not sure how else to explain them. They are just those little boxes that you have instead of a huge water heater and they are supposed to be very energy efficient. So my question is does your home have to be natural gas or propane to have one installed or can you have a 100% electricity house to have one installed? Also, are they that huge of an energy saver and are they pretty good or have they had many problems? If my question is confusing I am so sorry. My husband says to get one we would have to have natural gas or propane ran to the house and I want to know if that is true. Thanks for any and all help.

I have a fairly new natural gas hot water heater but where I'll be using it at has a propane bulk tank. A friend of mine said he heard that the burner has to be changed but we aren't sure about that at all.

As of right now I have a 40 gallon propane hot water heater without a timer. I was wondering how much money a tankless unit would save on the propane bill. How big are the units? My house has one bathroom, washing machine, and a kitchen faucet that would use the hot water. I live in Louisiana so the temp never really gets that cold. How big of a unit would I need and what kind of saving would I be looking at? What are the dimensions of the unit I would need?

We have just recently moved and our gas company says it will take a month to hook up a new service line. Can I convert to propane and where do I get the parts at?
Also, what parts do I need to get?

I was thinking of replacing my regular tank water heater (electric) with a tankless on demand model (propane). I thought it would save money on my electric bill but on my electic company's home analyzer calculator, it states that if I replace it with another electric model (newer as our tank is really old) I will save -110 a year but if we replace it with a propane tankless model we would only save -4 a year. How can a propane tankless heater use more electric than an electric tank water heater? Anyone have any experience or knowledge of these water heaters?
Not sure how to figure out how much electric is because I am billed different amounts for different times of day or something. I have copied and pasted my bill below. Propane is .65 a gallon. My neighbor installs propane and was the one who is trying to talk us into it. Said he would do it for free. We just needed to pay for unit. He has one but his house is new and we have old well pump and hard water. We have a water softner but our water pressure isn't the best.
200 KWH at 2.85800000¢ per KWH 5.72
600 KWH at 2.59800000¢ per KWH 15.59
980 KWH at 2.44900000¢ per KWH 24.00
Transmission Charge:
1,780 KWH at 0.73000000¢ per KWH 12.99
Transition Charge:
200 KWH at 1.21300000¢ per KWH 2.43
600 KWH at 1.07500000¢ per KWH 6.45
980 KWH at 0.99300000¢ per KWH 9.73
Generation Charge:
Capacity and Energy
200 KWH at 5.81900000¢ per KWH 11.64
600 KWH at 5.11400000¢ per KWH 30.68
980 KWH at 4.69200000¢ per KWH 45.98

we are looking at converting our water heater. we were told we need to get a new water heater to go from propane to natural gas. is that true? someone else said we could just change some valves or something. anyone know

Our 17 year old water heater broke. We really want to get a tankless now to replace it. We can't easily run power out to where our water heater is now so we need a new one that does not need power. The Tankless needs to run on propane and be able to be outside in a small shed on the back of our house. We only need one to run 1 shower at a time since we are a small family. Any suggestions? Do you use one and are they are they worth the money?

To buy the electric will cost more but in the end what through out the year is better on the pocket book? Propane is just going up and up as we are aware.

I was told that the electric variety of tankless water heaters suck up a lot more juice than their propane/nat gas counterparts. The reason I am considering electric is that I don't want an extensive installation - I just want to replace my old electric tank heater with a wall-mounted tankless one. Is it worth it?

no propane coming out at the pilot valve, tanks are service & turn on. the gas stove is working.

I only use my water heater for showers..is it more efficient to turn it on prior to use and then tur it off or does it use the same amount of gas if left on? Does it use alot of propane just ot have the pilot on?

we have to fix the powervent to our propane hot water heater so i was thinking maybe i should just switch over to electric. our electric bill would only go up about another 30 bucks a month and we wouldn't have to worry about carbon monoxide...what do you think i should do?

We have a family of 6 with all of the showering, laundry, and dishwashing that goes along with this many people. We are going to replace our 40 gallon propane hot water heater in the spring. I would like to know from the people that are using on demand hot water heaters: Does the on demand keep up when you shower all six people one right after the other? Was it worth the extra expense?

I am a home improvement contractor and I was told be a customer that there is an electric tankless water heater with a propane back up. I have never heard of such, nor can I find one online. If you know of one would you please paste a link for me.