If you are in the market for a new HVAC system and your home is one of the approximately 50% of residences in the United States that uses a heating furnace powered by fuel other than natural gas, consider switching to a gas system that will help you save money along with being kinder to the environment.
The Savings
Installing a new gas furnace system will be expensive, in excess of $10,000 to fully change your system over to natural gas. The utility savings, however, will be immediate, as switching to gas will save you approximately 40% to 50% per year in energy costs. These systems have a have higher energy efficiency than most other forms of heating.
Advantages
Natural gas furnaces offer a variety of advantages over other types of central heating. Not only does a gas furnace result in overall decreased energy cost, it is also inexpensive to maintain as they rarely break down. You’ll save money on repairs and replacement with a gas furnace as they break down infrequently and cost little to maintain on an annual basis.
Natural Gas
On another note, a natural gas heating furnace will produce fewer waste products than other furnaces burning different fossil fuels. Homeowners need to remember that electrical furnaces are powered by fossil fuels in another, sometimes more direct form, thus giving natural gas an advantage over this form of heating as well.
Long Term
Because of the high upfront costs, it’s helpful to think of why natural gas furnaces will save consumers money in the long run. The most convincing arguments stem from domestic production, as most natural gas is mined in the United States. Domestic natural gas prices depend on local conditions, including supply and demand. Natural gas is also supplied by convenient underground gas lines, so here is no waiting for oil trucks to deliver your supply.
Cost
On the environmental end, gas emits 23% less carbon dioxide than oil. The average cost of heating a single-family home with oil in 2010 was approximately $1,900, while natural gas cost only $780 during the same period. With such good prices, conversion costs are traditionally recouped within five years.
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