Repost from the Home Board: Does anyone know anything about electric heating?

Is it more expensive than oil or gas heat?

Re: Repost from the Home Board: Does anyone know anything about electric heating?

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Water Heaters: Gas or Electric?

If you're thinking about buying a new water heater, you may be wondering whether to get one that is gas-fueled or one that is electric. Natural gas fuels more than half of all water heaters; electricity heats most of the remainder. A small percentage of water heaters burn propane (LP), oil, or kerosene. And some use wood heat or solar collectors to heat water.

If natural gas is available, your next water heater should be gas fueled. Electricity is the fuel of choice only where it is the only option--or where it is impossible to run a flue out the roof to carry the water heater's combustion emissions. Gas is both cheaper and much faster at heating a tankful of water. So are propane, kerosene, and oil, but they're less convenient because they must be delivered (not piped) to a house.

Year 2005 data provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Information Administration (http://www.eia.doe.gov) rated residential energy sources by the average dollar cost per million Btus of heat they produce. Natural gas was found to be $15.13; heating oil $19.04; propane $21.35; and electricity $27.26. Obviously, these amounts vary with local energy prices and do change over time, but in the relative world of energy, natural gas is by far the cheapest, most convenient fuel for water heaters.

If you have an electric water heater and want to take advantage of the economy of natural gas or propane, check out Gas-Fired Products' Seahorse®. With this system, the electric heating element is removed from the existing water heater, turning the heater into a storage tank. A new gas-fired heating unit is mounted on an outside wall, where it doesn't require a vent, and it's linked to the existing tank with two 3/4-inch water lines. Gas is piped directly to the new heating unit. The new system has three times the heating capacity of a standard electric water heater.


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Re: Repost from the Home Board: Does anyone know anything about electric heating?

thank you Sasha!

looks like it's the most expensive way to heat

Re: Repost from the Home Board: Does anyone know anything about electric heating?

also watch out for heat pumps - they work well in mild climates - they have to verwork n our col winters and very humid hot summers

electric is by far the most expensive -but there are ways to figure out you average of rhte year and pay that month to month instead - also there is a small kickback for being all eleactric

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I grew up having electric heat. And there are pros and cons...

A good thing is, it is Cleaner. No smell, no deliveries.

My dad is an electrician, and when he built the house, he put seperate thermostats in each room. So each room could be at a different temp. This way your not heating a whole house with rooms your not using.

Electric is also very Dry. I always needed a humidifier in my room when I was young.

It's not that Electric Heat is more expensive, but when it's added to your regular electric bill along with your washer/dryer, dishwasher, stove, refrigerator, and whatever electric appliances you have, it does seem large.

I hope this helps, if you need anymore info, I could always ask mom....

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Posted by dleeny

thank you Sasha!

looks like it's the most expensive way to heat

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You're welcome...good luck!

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Posted by gina674

I grew up having electric heat. And there are pros and cons...

A good thing is, it is Cleaner. No smell, no deliveries.

My dad is an electrician, and when he built the house, he put seperate thermostats in each room. So each room could be at a different temp. This way your not heating a whole house with rooms your not using.

Electric is also very Dry. I always needed a humidifier in my room when I was young.

It's not that Electric Heat is more expensive, but when it's added to your regular electric bill along with your washer/dryer, dishwasher, stove, refrigerator, and whatever electric appliances you have, it does seem large.

I hope this helps, if you need anymore info, I could always ask mom....

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thank you so much for this info!!

there is a built in humidifier with a control for it on the wall next to the thermostat.

adding thermostats may be a GREAT option!

thank you again