For an electric furnace my father-in-law had to install a 600 amp panel and pay for the 600 amp supply. He kept it for three years and went back to gas. It was very expensive and the furnace was in need of constant repair. It was quite a fiasco.
Originally he was using oil forced air heat and the price of oil was going up. In Seattle electricity was cheap and he got a rebate for the change. Electricity started to get more expensive and all the problems with the furnace made his mind up to go to natural gas. That was probably the best decision he could have made. Seattle started taxing the fuel oil so it went up even faster than automotive fuel prices.
When I built my garage and shop here in eastern Washington I decided on a heat pump because it is cheaper than gas. From here on heating and cooling will all be with heat pumps. They are dependable and more efficient than anything else.
Originally he was using oil forced air heat and the price of oil was going up. In Seattle electricity was cheap and he got a rebate for the change. Electricity started to get more expensive and all the problems with the furnace made his mind up to go to natural gas. That was probably the best decision he could have made. Seattle started taxing the fuel oil so it went up even faster than automotive fuel prices.
When I built my garage and shop here in eastern Washington I decided on a heat pump because it is cheaper than gas. From here on heating and cooling will all be with heat pumps. They are dependable and more efficient than anything else.