We own a gas furnace for our house in MN… I am not a fan of it.
I don’t know a gas furnace works good for our area, the furnace works through HVAC duct! So every room in the house is the same temperature.
Then the furnace relies on forced air. That heated air rises to the ceiling more often than not. This means my flooring is super chilly however my ceiling is quite warm. The forced air creates dirty air quality, chilly spots, and uneven heating. It costs a lot to heat my house and it isn’t all that great. I have thought about removing that gas furnace with something else. The trick is, what kind of heating system would work for my part though? I deal with drastic cold, snow, and long seasons. So what is powerful enough for it. I am thinking about maybe getting a boiler system. They are said to be big, bulky, and hearty heating equipment. They last around 50 years. They don’t require much service. They can hook up to the house water heater, flooring, baseboards, radiators, pool, or be a snow melts system. They are so bendy. Isn’t that neat? The only con I have found is that they take up a lot of space when installed. I can put it in my basement no problem though, then another con is that they are initially quite high-priced. It makes sense though! You pay more to get more with this system. A boiler might be ideal for Minneapolis living. I need to find someone else who has owned this system before though, then how do they like it?