Question

Is natural gas heat warmer than electric heat from an electric furnace?

I currently have an electric forced air furnace in my home and it keeps the house warm enough but I don't really like the warm air that comes out of the furnace vents from the electric furnace.

Do natural gas furnaces put out better and warmer air through the furnace vents?

I'm thinking of changing out the electric furnace for a natural gas furnace instead.

Answer 1

You'll certainly notice a difference in the heat. I find that when I'm at a house with an electric furnace the air doesn't feel as warm in colder weather as a natural gas forced air furnace.

The temperature of the air coming out of a natural gas forced air furnace feels a whole lot warmer than the air coming from an electric furnace.

A natural gas furnace will actually warm your home faster and will be cheaper to run. And in the event of  power outage you can still use your natural gas furnace if you have a way to hook it to a generator for the blower.

I did that to my electric furnace I had a plug installed in a junction box outside my house that leads to my furnace where I can disconnect the breaker in the house to the furnace to prevent backfeed and can power the furnace with the generator when needed without running cords into the house.