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    Juansupreme Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 11, 2008, 02:43 PM
    Gas bill is high/electric portion low
    Hello my Gas bill is high $500/electric portion low $132 I have a gas furnace and I run 2 1500 watt heaters. I was thinking of converting to electric furnace.. so gas will be $0 or $45.
    Only water and heat run on gas in south jersey in my house and it is out of control...
    Any opinions?
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    Dec 11, 2008, 04:27 PM

    Has your gas bill always been high, or has it just jumped? Have the gas prices taken a hike for the worst, or are they within range of what they have always been, give or take.
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    Dec 11, 2008, 04:45 PM

    A couple of things:
    1) Your gas bill may drop but your electric bill will increase.

    2) You cannot 'convert' your gas furnace to electric. You will have to replace the entire unit.
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    Dec 11, 2008, 04:55 PM

    Exactly right mark. Have to take into account gas and electric rates for your area. In my area, you wouldn even think about going electric. If you did, you always regret it.
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    Dec 11, 2008, 04:57 PM

    Same here. Electric heat and even heat pumps are a rarity in these parts.
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    Dec 11, 2008, 05:20 PM

    Is there a issue perhaps a gas leak, perhaps filter issues, when was the last time you had the unit tuned up.
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    Dec 11, 2008, 05:32 PM

    28,276 post!! I bow to you.

    Good advice fr. Time to have the pros come in a evaluate your situation.


    Mark. My area is also horrible for heat pumps, yet you can tell people over and over again, then they have someone else install a heatpump for them, then they come back and ask why their electric bill is so high. Duh.
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    Dec 12, 2008, 10:22 AM

    If by switching to an electric furnace you mean going to a resistive heat strips and not a heat pump, I don't see saving you much, if any on your heating bill. A heat pump on the other hand might.

    If you reply with your per therm cost and KWH cost including taxes we can give you an idea if adding a heat pump might lower your overall (gas + electric) heating bill. You may be able to keep your existing furnace as your backup/auxiliary.

    Folks further north than you have seen a savings with heat pumps.
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