Count me in as a Yes! Although I don’t think it will happen I sure miss gas
furnaces and water heaters. Heating with those two saves so much $$ compared to
same with electric (my experience living with both/ full electric in different
world areas). For those concerned with conversion, your home is already wired
for the electric part. Running gas options to whatever appliances you may
convert now or future gives you either option. My parents built their current
home (during construction) with both options. They have two water heaters, both
are plumbed & wired to use either gas or electric. Same with stove, oven and
furnace/heater. Want to switch from gas to electric or vice versa is easy. They
do run propane there but the plumbing is basically the same (concerning
plumbing the house, not actual appliance hook ups).
I don’t think there will be enough takers and I respect the reasoning. I
imagine the home retrofit cost would be steep but for the option of this thread
I am interested.
James Alan Sansom
9506 Queenswood Dr.
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On Jul 19, 2018, at 4:54 PM, sblaine.wwj@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ahhhh, gas! To cook with a gas stove again would be fantastic. Count me in as
interested!
Sarah Blaine
505-670-5067
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Licensed Paramedic
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On Jul 19, 2018, at 3:26 PM, Dale Erdmann (Redacted sender "daleerdmann" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
9503 Ramblewood Drr votes no
We agree that there are good reasons to have gas, however, they are all
overruled by the dangers of having gas:
1. Carbon monoxide poisoning is possible but not with electricity
2. Explosions - have you seen the coverage on the news of houses being
blown up (and people killed or injured when it happens..?)
3. Rise in cost of home insurance for gas vs. electric
Mary and Dale Erdmann
On Thursday, July 19, 2018 10:13 AM, Tanya Davis
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Hi neighbors,
After many attempts, I finally have a contact at Texas gas service. Below is
an email I received in regards to the process of getting gas service in
Castlewood Forest. According to TGS, we are completely surrounded. At this
point, they are asking that I provide a map and/or addresses of any homes
that have interest in the future conversion to natural gas. It's not
something you have to do right away. We just need to get the pipes laid,
and you can convert at your own convenience. Personally, I will change over
my stove, but our HVAC still has a good 7-10 years, so we'll wait on that.
The more interest I can provide will help get the cost down. I also think it
will be great for resale. Maybe you won't convert, but it's a option for a
potential buyer. If anything it would be nice to get a estimate to see if
it's even feasible.
If your interested in natural gas for Castlewood forest, Please email to
text me your name and address.
Best, Tanya
512-589-1053
2605 Crownspoint Dr.
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Good afternoon Tanya,
Linda Bargar reached out to me about the possible neighborhood conversion
project.
I’ve dealt with a couple conversion projects in the past and I want to give
you a little info about the process.
Each house that wishes to be converted must have a plumber inspect their
house piping and appliances. The house piping must be the appropriate size
according to the natural gas delivery pressure into the house. The house
delivery pressure is determined by the individual demand of each house based
on the loads from their appliances. As for the appliances, each appliance
that is being converted from propane to natural gas will need to make sure
the appropriate orifice and regulation is installed before conversion can be
completed. If a house is all electric, that house would require gas lines to
be plumbed within the house and ran to each appliance before gas service is
ran to the house.
From my experience with another subdivision trying to convert from propane
to natural gas the main issues that the homeowners run into is the
scheduling and logistics portion of the conversion. Texas Gas is only
responsible for supplying gas up to the house meter. Any additional plumbing
requirements will be the complete responsibility of the homeowner. In the
past homeowners have been quoted anywhere between $200 - $800 to convert a
single propane appliance to natural gas. Of course each case is different
depending on the appliance. The cost to convert appliances and house piping
is a separate cost incurred outside of TGS’s cost to provide gas.
In order to generate an high level estimate for cost to run service to the
participating homes in your subdivision I will need to know which homes will
be converting. This will give me something to go off of so I can put
together a proposed route. Since there is potential for thousands of feet of
main line installation throughout the neighborhood, it will be in the
homeowner’s best interest to propose the shortest and most efficient route
for the installation.
Once you have identified the houses that wish to be converted I can generate
an estimate. Please keep in mind that this high level estimate will be fluid
until we have a design generated from our engineering department. We will
only move forward with designing the project if we are certain that we are
moving forward with the project. Once a design is completed I will send it
over to you for approval. After you have approved the design, the contract
will be drafted. Contracts will either be issued individually to all
participating homeowners or a single contract can be drafted for the HOA’s
approval. Please note that we must receive all signed contracts and payments
before construction can be scheduled. This is where the logistical nightmare
comes into play. After receiving the signed contracts and the total payment
we will then set up a preliminary meeting with the HOA and the third party
contractors (the contractors you decide to use to complete the conversion)
to discuss project details and scheduling.
The cost to serve your neighborhood is based on the difference between the
cost of construction and the combined 10 yr revenue generated. I can explain
this in further detail once we have a high level estimate put together.
I have also attached a copy of the residential rebates that we offer. These
are the only rebates that TGS offers at this time. There might be additional
rebates offered outside of TGS.
Please let me know what additional questions you might have and I’ll do my
best to give you a quick response.
If you wish to move forward please let me know and we’ll discuss all of the
information that I’ll need to generate a high level estimate.
Thanks,
Justin Monroe
Senior Project Manager, Customer Development
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