| If you are considering changing your old furnace | | | | Your Electric gas furnaces could have a lifespan of |
| for a newer more efficient model, which will give | | | | up to 30 years. They have a fairly standard AFUE |
| you a cost effective heating system for your | | | | rating of between 80%-90%. This rating is the |
| home, then I suggest that you consider the | | | | most reliably used indication of a furnaces heating |
| merits of an Electric gas Furnace. It is interesting | | | | efficiency. Essentially there are other matters to |
| to note that this type of furnace is not as | | | | be considered before you decide that this is the |
| common as most. However It can be your best | | | | most suitable furnace for you. The main |
| option if you live in an area where heating oil | | | | consideration is that electricity tends to be more |
| costs are high and more expensive when | | | | expensive in particular area's. If the furnace is left |
| compared to gas or electricity. After all getting | | | | turned on and running constantly, it will use a lot |
| the most cost effective form of heating for your | | | | of electricity and you could get a shock when you |
| home in our current economic climate is clearly | | | | receive your electricity bill (pardon the pun). |
| your aim for you and your family during the cold | | | | Another consideration is your electricity supply, in |
| winter months ahead. | | | | particular It's reliability. If the area you live in gets |
| Electric gas furnaces are made up mainly of a | | | | outage's regularly during winter storms then there |
| resistor unit, which works like the burner of an | | | | is a possibility that you could loose your heating |
| electric stove, it converts electrical energy to | | | | just when you need it most. However this can be |
| thermal energy. The heat it produces, warms up | | | | overcome by having a diesel fueled or gas fueled |
| the air in the furnace, and it is channeled through | | | | electrical generator on standby. When all things |
| the heating ducting which is built into the fabric of | | | | are considered an electric furnace when chosen |
| the house, normally under floors, inside walls, and | | | | under the right criteria, can be the right choice for |
| down through ceilings throughout the house. | | | | your home, once all your heating needs are met. |
| These furnaces are normally small and compact | | | | You can expect to spend on average anywhere |
| and are quite easy to install in a standard home. | | | | between $1,000-$1,500 on your electric gas |
| This feature lends its self to having a lower | | | | furnace,and some additional costs of installation |
| installation cost. Electric furnaces are normally | | | | can stretch to between $1,000-$2,000, depending |
| cheaper to buy than the other furnace types | | | | on the amount of work to be done to the interior |
| available today. | | | | of your home. Having said that, the overall cost |
| They also have an advantage in that they do no | | | | of installation and furnace cost can still be lower |
| use a pilot light, and therefor, they are less likely | | | | than other furnace systems because of the |
| to emit any form of toxic fumes or gases, which | | | | limited equipment requirements. So to sum up, if |
| can be associated with other types of furnaces, | | | | your requirements are, a system that costs less |
| however I must add that with the advancement | | | | to install, can fit into a tight and limited space, and |
| in the technology and safety features built into | | | | runs at a high efficiency rate, you should seriously |
| today's modern furnaces, a leakage of any type | | | | consider an electric gas furnace system for your |
| of toxic fumes or gases is extremely rare. | | | | home. |