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Whether you re considering upgrading to a more efficient home heating system or thinking about putting an offer in on a new home and curious about whether or not the existing system is ideal, you may find yourself wondering which is better gas or electric heat? Here, we spoke with two professionals to determine if one type of heating system really is better than the other. The Difference
Anthony Carrino, a celebrity home renovator and Trane Residential partner, says that the key difference between the two systems boils down to fuel. Gas furnaces burn fuel (natural gas or liquid propane) to generate heat and distribute it throughout the house, he explains, noting that electric iterations power heat pumps within a central heating and cooling system; they use the outside air to both heat a home in the winter and cool it in the summer, moving war