Comments on: Whats the difference between having all electric vs all gas appliances? cost wise?

By: Emily S.

Emily S. — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:09:24 +0000

I thought this comparison chart was interesting.

http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/gas.html

By: TSW

TSW — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:09:24 +0000

Electric does not have furnaces the are electric base board strip units in each room. with there own thermostat. Electric is far more expensive than gas heating weather it by hot water or air heat.

By: Badcock

Badcock — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:09:24 +0000

Forced air electric is VERY expensive.
I recently switched it out for that reason.

By: gizmoe

gizmoe — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:09:24 +0000

When they say it’s electric it could be that it’s a heat pump.
Heat pumps are operated by electricity but do not heat using a heating element except for auxiliary heat.
They are 2 – 3 times cheaper to operate than straight electric resistance heating furnaces. Find out what they have.

By: tholeeder

tholeeder — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:09:24 +0000

regardless of the heat source ,a BTU of heat will cost you about the same.gas may look cheaper but if you have to use more of it you lose the savings.electric is cleaner and has the lowest maintenance cost ,you need not worry about carbon monoxide ,or flues ,but it might be lost in really cold weather ,ice storms pull down power lines, but here again your gas is controlled by electricity so you might still get cold. you might try a combination gas/electric system ,a heat pump is more efficient than resistance heat ,but loses that efficiency at temps below freezing then your gas comes on and takes up the slack.