Benefits of Electric Furnaces

If you’re in the market for a new heating system, then you have many different options available. Furnaces are one of the most popular appliances for the average homeowner. While a furnace can be designed to run on propane, heating oil, or natural gas, today we’re going to discuss the benefits of investing in an electric-powered furnace.

1. Easy Installation Process

One great benefit of electric furnaces is that they’re easy to install. They don’t require any special piping. All they need is wiring run from your panel box to the furnace to provide electricity for it to run adequately. Because the installation process is easier than that for any other type of furnace, it will cost less to have an electric furnace installed in your home.

2. Lower Up-Front Cost

One amazing benefit of electric furnaces is their low up-front cost. Electric furnaces tend to cost anywhere between a quarter to half as much as other types of fuel-burning furnaces. This can be a big advantage for people who are looking to save as much money as possible when purchasing a new furnace for their homes.

3. No Toxic Emissions

Electric furnaces use an internal heating element that’s powered solely by electricity to create heat for your home. Other types of fuel-burning furnaces use a flame to physically burn the fuel to create heat. This combustion process creates harmful exhaust fumes like carbon monoxide that need to be vented to the outdoors. With fuel-burning furnaces, it’s an absolute must to have carbon monoxide detectors in your home to alert you if there’s any problem with your system. An electric furnace, which doesn’t create any of these toxic fumes, is safer to have in your home.

4. Great Efficiency Rating

Efficiency plays a big role in the overall cost of your heating bills throughout the winter months. It only makes sense to try to get the heating system that uses the least amount of energy. An electric furnace has an efficiency of 100%. The only furnaces that are somewhat comparable are high-efficiency gas furnaces that can operate at between 90% and 94% efficiency.

5. Widely Available

Another benefit to keep in mind is that electric furnaces are pretty much available for everyone throughout the country. Unfortunately, it may not be possible to get some types of furnaces because the types of fuel needed to run them aren’t available everywhere. For example, if you live in a rural area, it’s highly likely that you may not have access to natural gas like people in an urban environment. Pretty much everybody has access to electricity.

6. Longevity

Out of all the different types of furnaces available to homeowners, electric furnaces last the longest. They have an estimated longevity of 20 to 30 years with proper upkeep. All other fuel-burning furnaces have a life expectancy of 15 to 20 years.

7. Quicker Maintenance

Out of all the different types of furnaces on the market today, electric furnaces are the easiest to maintain. Because they don’t burn any sort of fuel, they don’t create soot or creosote. Their various electrical connections need to be checked, and they need a quick cleaning inside to complete your annual maintenance service.

8. No Ventilation Required

When you choose any type of fuel-burning furnace, you’re going to need some sort of chimney to ventilate the toxic fumes to the outdoors. An electric furnace doesn’t produce any toxic fumes and doesn’t need any ventilation. Once you install your new furnace, you won’t have to pay for chimney cleaning service every year.

9. More Flexible Installation

One lesser-known advantage of an electric furnace is the flexibility of its installation. Because an electric furnace doesn’t require ventilation, it’s not restricted to a certain location of your home to access an existing ventilation structure like a chimney.

Expert Electric Furnace Service

Sheldon's Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing offers expert electric furnace repair service for homeowners throughout Riverside, CA and the surrounding area. Our HVAC technicians will be happy to assist you with all your indoor air quality, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, HVAC rejuvenation, ductwork, commercial, and thermostat needs.

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