Electric vs Gas Furnace – Choose the Right Heater

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Brand: Oliver Heating & Cooling
Rating: 4.6 (2043 reviews)

Electric vs Gas Furnace – Choose the Right Heater

When the cool weather arrives, it is time to start thinking about your furnace. If you are considering a furnace replacement, many homeowners have to decide between an electric vs gas furnace. Both types of furnace have their benefits and drawbacks. The choice between gas or electric furnaces comes down to what you prefer for your home. If you are not sure which is the better option for your home, you are encouraged to contact Oliver Heating and Cooling to speak with one of our HVAC specialists.

The Pros and Cons of Gas & Electric Furnaces

Oliver breaks down some of the benefits and detriments of these types of furnaces. Every home has unique requirements so don’t hesitate to give us a call to discuss your needs.

Electric Furnace Benefits

Lower installation costs
Life span of 20-30 years
No carbon monoxide fumes
Can be integrated with your air conditioning unit
Runs very quietly while in use

Gas Furnace Benefits

Lower heating costs
More efficiently heats your home
Better for colder climates
Can be integrated into your air conditioning unit
Evenly heats your home

Electric Furnace Cons

Can cost more to heat your home
Does not efficiently or evenly heat home
Takes longer to achieve the desired temperature

Gas Furnace Cons

Life span of 10-20 years
Carbon monoxide concerns
Operates louder than an electric furnace

Electric vs Gas Furnace – Which is Right for Me?

As you can see, each type of furnace has many benefits and drawbacks. Electric furnaces are more cost-effective to initially install and run very quietly. However, they do not heat your home evenly and heating costs more because it is from electricity.

Gas furnaces are powerful and can heat your home quickly and evenly. It will not take long for your home to achieve the right temperature with a gas furnace. Gas furnaces are also less expensive to run than electric units. These units, however, can be louder than an electric unit when it runs and do not have as long of a life span as the electric units.

Choose Oliver for Your Furnace Replacement Needs

Oliver can install either electric or gas furnaces for your home. They will gladly help you choose your furnace based on your house size and heating needs. Contact us today for a quote on a new furnace and beat the winter rush.

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Chris G

Oliver’s friendly, trustworthy and professional service team quickly completed a high quality installation of our new boiler on an emergency basis - I’m glad we called Oliver!

Tom P.

Very professional and knowledgable

Jerry N.

Brandon was just a great guy and and great employee for you company

Chris F.

Fred was most courteous, professional, and did an excellent job.

Lou M.

Samuel was very professional and diligent

moth M.

Jason Stouch was an absolute delight. incredibly kind and fun to talk to. he explained everything he was doing and every issue we had with our heater very simply. i was very exhausted after a long day and honestly i’m dumb on a good day but he made me feel a lot less anxious about my questions/ignorance/fears. he even helped me realize that some of our vents were blocked/dirty and therefore part of the problems we were having. just all around great service.

Jaynette A.

Excellent service

Larry Y.

Katheryn understood our problem and schedule a tech right a way . The tech , Tymir , listened to our concerns and checked out our problem and found the issue and made the necessary repairs . He was very polite and professional .

Gordon W.

William did a good professional job servicing my HVAC system.

Jessica D.

I highly recommend Oliver heating and cooling. Their company did a “heat for the holidays” giveaway and my father was chosen as one of the families to be blessed with not only a new heater but water heater too as he hasn’t heat in quite a few years. The team was very professional and nice. Even the owner stopped by as well. We are forever grateful for them and all their hard work and kindness to our father.

Joseph D.

Absolutely so grateful that heater for the holidays exists. I was nominated and was one of the chosen customers to receive a new free heater from the company, as well as a hot water heater which was beyond unexpected and I am absolutely grateful for Oliver and the entire technician team that came out on an early Saturday morning to do the work as well as the owner himself who came to introduce himself. My family and myself will be forever grateful for you guys and truly cannot thank you enough.

Dave B.

Friendly and helpful customer service. Technician also very personable and knowledgeable. Very satisfied.

John K.

AS usual experience was great.

Sue W.

Customer Service person very responsive to my issue. the Tech resolved my issue VERY quickly

Patricia M.

From making an appointment to arrival of tech it is always a smooth appointment .

vmminda

Excellent products and services.

Pam T.

Oliver always provides exceptional customer service.

Michelle K.

Katie was very courteous and helpful over the phone. Brandon did an excellent job with the heater, will definitely call again!

Pat M.

Oliver's tech Curtis was very professional, friendly and helpful..was very happy with his service...

Telephone representative Sandy and technician Roger were excellent to deal with.

Anthony D.

Very good company salespers was on point

IreneAnn V.

Susan (customer service) and Sara (technician) were excellent!

Kevin M.

Five star service from initial call to service provided!!

Lisa M.

Shane was very polite, courteous and knowledgeable. Very happy with the maintenance he provided when completing our annual heater service,, thanks Shane!

Cathy C.

Great service all the time. Never have to worry . John T.came for PM visit. They are always on time and efficient. They are always respectful to me and the equipment is always left in good shape never have to worry!

Jamie K

Always there when we need them. Professional and courteous.

KK G

Amazing service from Oliver Heating & Cooling. Very thorough inspection, excellent customer service support and handy maintenance plan. Highly recommend.

Rod W.

Solid experience overall. Good diagnosis of problem, good communication aboutthe fix. Courteous team and willing to work with me to solve my problem under warranty.

Stephanie G.

I would like to thank the organization for providing services for a family that I nominated for your Heat for the Holidays program. Your Technician Stephen Comfort and his assisting tech were informative, professional, knowledgeable, and treated the family with absolute kindness and compassion! They got the heater back up and running the same day! They did an outstanding job from beginning to end! I would like to wish you and your entire team at Oliver a safe and happy holiday!!

David H Rinz J.

Great people!!

Jason B.

They do not give up and really care.

Geoffrey D.

Susan, Shane and all the Oliver folks are such a delight to work with. Great teamwork, great clean work. Couldn’t be happier.

Carmen R.

Susan is great in helping find available time slots when needed. She courteous and friendly.

Norman M.

Terrific, caring service. Tara found a solution to our electrical outage late in the evening, and Alex and Nathan were gracious, quick, and professional. Very responsive service!!!

Thomas K.

Thanks to Ernest for such a great job cleaning the outdoor AC unit and the great work on the indoor AC unit! He gave me a lot of good suggestions on caring for my AC system. He was very professional!

Jane D.

Oliver’s has been great! We have had several issues with our new house and they have fixed all of our problems. They are also very efficient, friendly and fair in pricing.

Bob K.

Ryan is very friendly, professional and knowledgeable. He completed the service in a timely and clean manner.

Joseph M.

Outstanding timely service. I cannot recommend these people enough.

thomasina C.

The service tech was extremely knowledgeable, courteous and professional.