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Remove gas from space heating

Plan the heating system before removing the furnace.

Replace the heating architecture

An all-electric space-heating conversion removes the gas furnace from the air path and installs an air handler or another specified indoor arrangement. The proposal should identify the indoor and outdoor equipment, controls, backup strategy and the work needed to connect them to the distribution system.

Design for the house in cold weather

Ask how the contractor established the home’s heating load and how the proposed equipment performs at the design conditions used for the project. If supplemental heat is proposed, ask when it operates, how it is controlled and how its electrical requirement entered the assessment.

Review the electrical work as a system

The outdoor unit, air handler, controls and any supplemental heat can require distinct electrical work. A photograph of a closed panel begins the conversation but does not replace a load calculation or field review by the appropriate professional. Have the proposal separate confirmed work from items that remain to be assessed.

Removing a furnace from space heating does not remove other gas appliances or automatically close a gas account. Water heating, cooking, drying and fireplaces belong in a separate household inventory.

Book a system assessment or send connected-system photos.

Sources

  1. ENERGY STAR heat pump guidance
  2. ENERGY STAR installation guidance
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