Temprite Climate Solutions Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Electric Furnace’

Electric Furnace vs. Heat Pump

Monday, January 22nd, 2024
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When it comes to ensuring comfort in your home, choosing the right HVAC system is crucial. Among the various options available, electric furnaces and heat pumps are two popular choices for homeowners. You may find yourself facing the choice between a heat pump and an electric furnace in Parksville, BC—which should you choose?

Below, we’ll look into this question by comparing the two systems. This will assist you with making an informed choice, although you’ll need the help of expert HVAC installers.

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The Sequencer in Your Electric Furnace: How It Works

Monday, February 6th, 2023
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If you use an electric furnace to warm your home in winter, you certainly aren’t alone. Although natural gas furnaces are the most common type of heating system in Canada, not all homes can connect to a gas line to power them. Some people prefer not to burn natural gas in their homes because of concerns about safety. 

Electric furnaces have several advantages as heaters, such as longer service lives, lower upfront purchase cost, and fewer repairs.

Parts can still malfunction, of course, and we’d like to draw your attention to an important part of your electric furnace that helps it run better, but which can also develop faults and cause problems. This part is the sequencer.

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Can an Electric Furnace Keep My House Warm Enough?

Monday, January 24th, 2022
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If you’re asking this question, it’s likely because you’re accustomed to receiving warmth from a natural gas furnace, or you know that natural gas furnaces have high heating capacity and work fast at delivering warmth to homes. This makes it sound like an electric furnace is the weaker option, one that can’t meet a home’s demands when the outdoor temperature is intensely cold—which describes plenty of our winter days and nights!

Although we recommend natural gas furnaces to homes that have a connection to a municipal gas line, there is no reason why installing an electric furnace in Campbell River, BC can’t provide you and your family with the warmth you need. For an all-electric house, an electric furnace is a perfectly viable choice. In fact, electric furnaces do have several benefits to consider.

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