Natural gas? We don't have that here, so we have a big propane tank.
Yeah. I thought I wanted something I didn't have to worry about refilling and that I didn't have to worry about running out if needed for an extended period. In retrospect, I might rather have gone with the propane tank model, but too late now.
I think I mentioned here--probably in the Grumpy thread, if it was around back then--how bad the city screwed up our gas hookups several times before finally getting it right. Major disruption to our yard, multiple times.
Then, just last week, I got the utility bill that included our usage from the tropical storm last month that knocked our power out for 3 days. I noticed a gas charge and a fuel charge. When I paid it I asked the clerk what was the difference, and what that meant. She told me they use fuel in order to supply us natural gas, and on the bill it's split into separate charges, gas and fuel. I'm not sure I understand, but it made me worried about what happens in a hurricane if they run out of fuel? Am I any better off for having a generator if the city can't pump me gas?
iirc, the salesman I first worked with to get the process going told me one tank in the alternate model size I we were considering would last a home like mine, on average, a week, he said. Two tank capacity would roughly equal two weeks, which would've been enough to get through hurricane Harvey, Rita, or any other disaster that's hit around here. Yeah, I'd have to fool with refilling the tanks, but I'm not sure I understand the risks of the city supplying my gas.
