Central Heating (fireplaces, furnace, AC, stoves)

[revelation77]

I just added solar panels to my home. I am changing my home to be all electric. Is there a inexpensive way to change a gas central heat system to electric? Is there anyway to do it?

[overtaxedunderpaided]

Originally Posted by revelation77

I just added solar panels to my home. I am changing my home to be all electric. Is there a inexpensive way to change a gas central heat system to electric? Is there anyway to do it?

Funny, I want to change my electric baseboards to a gas furnace..............electric heat here is outrageously expensive...........like the solar panel idea, but not sure how good the savings would be with the extreme weather in Canada................also interested in the wind turbines..........but a fairly new idea.............as far as the recent availability to homeowners..............again, How good are these "new" models? and will they be able to withstand things like heavy snowfall/hail etc?

..........you may want to consider installing a electric woodstove/fireplace.............some people claim to heat the entire house with this??................also adds value to the house

[NewJersey?]

Are you sure you have enough solar panels to heat the house with electric?

You can install a heat pump with electric back up heat to replace the AC unit outside in a central AC heating system. The heat pump will work down to 30 degrees or so. Some work lower, but the efficiency drops off after that I think. Then the heat strips which are very INefficient start to kick in after that. It is more advisable to use heat pumps with natural gas as the back up instead of the heat strips with electric. It's called a dual fuel system this way.

Good luck. How many panels do you have installed, and what kind of power will you be generating?

[country pride]

Good question. Some areas, sadly, dont allow for fireplaces or woodburning stoves, which are the most effecient for heating. But you might need to ask an a/c-heating company what might be the best way to go, if you cant have a fireplace.