Are electric or gas furnaces more efficient?
with the continuing rise in natural gas prices, I am seriously considering ripping out my gas furnace which is about 15 years old and not a high efficiency furnace, and replacing it with an electric unit. I am in a 92 model year mobile home. My utility bill for gas currently runs around 150 month in winter JUST for the gas, not including electric. I’m in Michigan, so it gets pretty cold here.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
I would go with electric, this will save you money seeing how gas is just going up higher every mont…. day. You might also want to see about insulating the walls, if it is a 92 model your insulation might have sagged. If your water heater is gas to I would change that out to, I know it may be costly at first but the gas bills arent going to go down anytime soon. Good Luck.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
GAS! HANDS DOWN!
February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Get a new gas furnace. Don’t buy one of those super high efficiency models either. Get one rated at around 80%. Elictricity will cost you way more than gas. Anything you can do to better insulate your mobil home will help a lot.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Natural Gas is usually much cheaper, I’m not sure about mobile homes though, my guess is that it’s the same as regular single family houses. Your utility company might give you some money towards a high efficiency furnace.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
It really depends on where you live and what Utility companies you use. If Gas is more of a Natural resource close to where you live then gas would probably be the way to go. Some states or cities might have abundant electrical plants and there for electrical might be cheaper in those places. Other variables would be the efficiency of your gas or elec. stove. Now a Days all newer models are more efficient then the older models. I’m afraid you will have to do a bit of homework to find out which one will be more economical for you. Good luck!