Can I Convert My Propane Furnace To Electric

The cost of gas propane around here is astronomical compared to a house that has an electric furnace range water heater.

Can i convert my propane furnace to electric.

At the least you will need 2 more circuts to the inside unit for heat strips. I d rather drop 2500 over the course of the season. To go electric you will need a new furnace and maybe a new electrical panel and service. Installing ductwork throughout your house is a big job and usually requires a heat loss calculation be done by an engineer costs about 500 800.

Converting from electric baseboard heating or a boiler system in this case your home most likely doesn t have any ductwork which makes the switch much more complicated and costly. A new heat pump would cost a homeowner 25 600 to buy and operate over 15 years compared to 26 900 for a replacement furnace that continues burning heating oil or 39 200 for propane. The report finds that replacing oil and propane furnaces boilers and water heaters with high efficiency electric heat pumps can often reduce total energy use and energy bills and will also reduce emissions in many cases. Super important for a livable biosphere.

As is converting from electric baseboard heat to heat pumps in homes with ducts or homes with above average space. We were successful in getting off methane immediately using this idea. Then propane then electric.