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Posted by on December 9, 2006, 2:07 am
On 8 Dec 2006 11:57:25 -0800, "kellyj00@gmail.com"
Lot of different factors to consider but all things being equal a heat
pump is cheaper than gas.
>Which is cheaper, Gas or Electric?
>I've got about 5 space heaters of various types in my house, but I
>rarely turn them on because it seems like the Gas furnace is keeping up
>well.
>
>My furnace is about 3 years old, and is marked with an energy guide
>sticker that says it's not all that efficient, though I'm not sure if
>that's because the air conditioning uses a bunch.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on December 9, 2006, 4:49 pm
> Which is cheaper, Gas or Electric?
> I've got about 5 space heaters of various types in my house, but I
> rarely turn them on because it seems like the Gas furnace is keeping up
> well.
>
> My furnace is about 3 years old, and is marked with an energy guide
> sticker that says it's not all that efficient, though I'm not sure if
> that's because the air conditioning uses a bunch.
>
In most places, gas is cheaper by far. Not knowing your rates, no one can
say for sure. Most of New England is 15¢ or more for electric making it
very expensive.
Go here: http://www.warmair.net/html/fuel_cost_comparisons.htm and plug
in the numbers to see what the differences are. I avoid electric heat here
as it is about 60% more than oil.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
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Posted by Phisherman on December 9, 2006, 5:52 pm
On 8 Dec 2006 11:57:25 -0800, "kellyj00@gmail.com"
>Which is cheaper, Gas or Electric?
>I've got about 5 space heaters of various types in my house, but I
>rarely turn them on because it seems like the Gas furnace is keeping up
>well.
>
>My furnace is about 3 years old, and is marked with an energy guide
>sticker that says it's not all that efficient, though I'm not sure if
>that's because the air conditioning uses a bunch.
In my area gas heat is lower in cost. For most folks once you have
gas heat, nothing else is better! A gas furnace costs more up front,
but saves in the long run. I might choose electric if I planned on
selling the house soon.
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on December 9, 2006, 7:14 pm
much electric is made by burning gas to turn generators, this makes
electric cost more its a added step, with added expenses and mark up
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Posted by on December 9, 2006, 8:00 pm
On 8 Dec 2006 11:57:25 -0800, "kellyj00@gmail.com"
>Which is cheaper, Gas or Electric?
>I've got about 5 space heaters of various types in my house, but I
>rarely turn them on because it seems like the Gas furnace is keeping up
>well.
>
>My furnace is about 3 years old, and is marked with an energy guide
>sticker that says it's not all that efficient, though I'm not sure if
>that's because the air conditioning uses a bunch.
Electric always costs more. The heat at the power company turns into
electric and you are turning that electricity back in to heat. It's
not efficient.
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