With furnaces you have a few choices. You can select a gas, oil or electric version. Which one is best for your home? The gas powered one is the most typical option. Just about every HVAC dealer should know how to install it. The service is quite typical as well. It does a good job in cold weather. The issue with this type is that the installation is pretty involved. You need gas hookups and a flue system installed. The maintenance is constantly ongoing. If the gas furnace overheats, you can have a potential fire hazard on your hands. It is easy for the system to overheat with the dust inside of the system. It can also get a cracked heat exchanger and release carbon monoxide. An oil based one is much safer. It also burns a hotter flame and is more efficient in that regard. However, with an oil furnace you are reliant on oil deliveries rather than just picking up gas. It isn’t as secure of a purchase. You could be left without oil on a very cold day if a delivery gets back up. Another negative is that an on site oil tank is needed for this type of furnace. Homeowners complain that the tank is large and quite attentive. While an electric furnace seems to be the best option since you get 100% of the power you pay for. Also it is easy to install and maintain. However, an electric furnace is extremely expensive to run. If you live where it is cold most of the year, don’t get this heater. It will most certainly bankrupt you.
The different types of thermostats