comparison of water heater operation costs, gas versus electric?
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- What is the answer to the rising US cost of fuel/gas with no apparent shortage to account for it?
- Mom is looking at replacing her gas hot water boiler for an electric one how much would that cost and how hard?
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- How much does a gas and electric bill cost?
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Gitchy gitchy ya ya da da
April 1, 2010 at 6:40 am
For this area, electric is cheaper… for most of the U.S., gas is cheaper. Depends on your local utility rates.
Computer Guy
April 1, 2010 at 6:42 am
A lot depends on what you pay for gas & electricity, and what your hot water usage patterns are.
Here in the midwest, gas water heaters are more economical.
saddlesore
April 1, 2010 at 7:42 am
It depends on when you ask. When I built my house, gas was cheaper. Now electric is cheaper…I am told anyway. I would recommend the tankless water heaters, either gas or electric as a way to really cut costs.
silver.graph
April 1, 2010 at 7:45 am
If you live in a place where the electric utility uses water or wind power, go for the electric heater. If not, well, both are apt to be pretty expensive and you’ll be in the same boat with many others. Whichever kind of water heater, you can help control the costs by wrapping it so it doesn’t lose heat into the surrounding air.
Darkgothnitesabre
April 1, 2010 at 8:43 am
being an electrician, and seeing the whopping rising cost of electricity there is NOOOO comparison. Gas was always cheaper to begin with, and they last much much longer than electric, but since electricity is going to double from what it was a year ago, in the next 2-3 years.. buy gas for sure now