Quote Originally Posted by Copper Head View Post
Electric is more to heat - but i wonder why bother to remove gas furnace if it was working . Have your electric if you want but keep the gas as a back up. I like hot air systems cause you can keep them off completely then if the home gets to cold put on for a couple hours then turn off till its to cold. But to rely on a hot air system to keep home very toasty then they run more then circulatory base Bord . Also gas is good cause it pumps gas in a power out so in a pinch your oven will keep you warm.
That is what I would usually recommend if someone wanted to go electric. Electric is cheaper than gas UNTIL it gets below 35 degrees. A heat pump heats by absorbing the heat from outside and bringing it inside. When it gets near freezing there is no heat to bring inside so a heat pump will then switch to the aux heat which is like a big toaster that the fan blows air over to provide heat. At this point, expect HUGE electric bills. You can easily have a setup that uses a heat pump until it gets to 35 then switch to the gas furnace. This is a super efficent system and will cut down on bills because it uses the best of both.