When the people I was with and I initially purchased our house, it was heated by an oil furnace.
The system was rather outdated however still operating reliably.
I wasn’t happy about having a gigantic fuel tank sitting in the yard. It meant that every fall, I needed to call the oil supplier as well as schedule service. I then needed to wait around for the servicemen to show up. We were always at risk of running out of fuel due to delivery delays. The brutal winters in our section can occasionally result in driving bans, putting everything behind. I distraught about my family being left without heat in the middle of a nasty Wintertide blizzard. When the temperature drops into the downside digits, it can be downright dangerous. There was also the option of water pipes cold. Our Wintertide conditions occasionally linger for more than five to many months. I was also distraught about the tank potentially leaking as well as the size of our carbon footprint. I knew that switching to natural gas would reduce our household CO2 emissions by up to 27%. Natural gas is cheaper than oil, provides more consistent prices as well as is cleaner. We lived with that oil furnace for many years. When it started to show signs of failing, I asked the Heating plus Air Conditioning professional about the option of converting to natural gas. The process was rather involved as well as expensive. However, it was definitely worth it. We were able to purchase a much more energy efficiency furnace. The savings on our monthly heating bill helps to offset the cost. The new furnace provides a significant improvement in comfort as well as air quality. We upgraded to cost-saving as well as convenient features such as zone control as well as smart control units with WIFI fastenivity.