Electric Furnace
Electric Furnace
An electric furnace is similar to a conventional gas forced-air furnace
except that it produces heat with electric heating elements instead of
gas burners. Circuit breakers that control the heating elements may be
either inside or outside the cabinet.
One advantage of electric heating over gas and other combustion fuels is
that electric heating doesn’t give off carbon monoxide. This is good
for the environment and makes the unit easier to install because it
doesn’t require a flue to carry combustion gases outside. But again, the
big downside is the high cost of electricity in most regions. For this
reason, heat pumps make more sense if you want to use electricity as a
fuel.
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