Her boiler went out in the middle of winter and she has been using kerosene heaters and now she wants to get rid of the gas bill. How much would one cost
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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Thor
April 2, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Here, electric is several times more expensive to operate than natural gas.
jorge
April 2, 2010 at 4:20 pm
beside replacing the water heater you would also have to run new electrical lines from the panel and install circuit breaker for it.
cliffinohio
April 2, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Thor is right on point. It’s not just the installation cost, but the total cost over the life of the system that you need to look at.
The equipment and installation are a small fraction of the total costs. Look at the operating costs closely before you just assume that getting rid of the gas bill is a good thing.