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I am looking a homes to buy, but I want an all electric home, with electric heat, air, stove, ect. Most of the homes in my area run on gas. Is it possible to convert a most gas home into a home run by electric? If it is possible, what is the process and how much do you think the cost would be?
Thanks!
Answer
It is far easier and cheaper to convert a gas home to electric, than an electric home to gas.
Consider the major applicances you will need to switch, most which can be done without major contracting and investment:
Stove: Electric stove will cost you about $300-800 depending on the model you choose. If you do not have 230/240v power in the kitchen, it will cost you about $600 to have a liscenced contractor run this wire.
Water Heater: Cost of a new water heater will be $200-600 depending on model and capacity. Lower cost models will run on 120V, probably no need to rewire, or at most, $200 to run a 120/230v line in your garage or where the heater is.
Furnace: This is the biggie..........converting to electric from gas will probably run you $1000-2000 because of the complexity involved with where a furnace is, how much is involved.
Hope you will leave the fireplace as gas........electric ones dont look good!
It is far easier and cheaper to convert a gas home to electric, than an electric home to gas.
Consider the major applicances you will need to switch, most which can be done without major contracting and investment:
Stove: Electric stove will cost you about $300-800 depending on the model you choose. If you do not have 230/240v power in the kitchen, it will cost you about $600 to have a liscenced contractor run this wire.
Water Heater: Cost of a new water heater will be $200-600 depending on model and capacity. Lower cost models will run on 120V, probably no need to rewire, or at most, $200 to run a 120/230v line in your garage or where the heater is.
Furnace: This is the biggie..........converting to electric from gas will probably run you $1000-2000 because of the complexity involved with where a furnace is, how much is involved.
Hope you will leave the fireplace as gas........electric ones dont look good!
What do you do to keep warm during a winter storm without electric?
Mama <3
We may be getting hit pretty good with a snow/ice storm. So we arent used to this weather around here at all! If we lose power, what do we do to heat the house? We have no kerosene heaters and I dont think the fumes would be good around my baby anyway. So other than bundle up.. ??
no fireplace and no wood burning stove. no electric.
Answer
Do you have gas? Like for your water heater? That at least will give you warm water and a way to warm up (hot water bottles if you have them, if you don't then you can put rocks in hot water and let it get warm then put it in bed with you.) Also that means warm bottles and you can warm food in it.
Otherwise, what we do in that sort of situation is to everyone be in mommy and daddy's room. We close the door, bundle up with blankets, and get warm. The bodies in the room tend to make the room warmer. We've blocked windows with plastic so there's no drafts, so it really does get quite warm in there with just my husband and I, let alone my daughter and baby son. We also have a fireplace though so if it was really bad we'd probably camp out in the living room as a family and have the fire going.
If you haven't blocked your windows up yet, and have the plastic in the house, do it. If you don't have the plastic, then consider tarps, carpets, heavy blankets, etc. You can usually make one room in your house into a 'cocoon' where everyone can nestle in for warmth. Warm food will be your hardest problem. If your fridge goes out, leave it closed to keep food fresh, but eating cold food isn't going to help you stay warm as much. So if you have things like a kerosene camp stove or those little camp candle things you can heat some food up.
Hopefully you have enough in your house not to have to go out for at least 3 days, but if you do then look for cheap ways to heat food like a camp stove. The fumes aren't good for babies, you're right, but you can take it into a garage or another room (kitchen) and cook there and keep the baby in the family cocoon. Remember hats are a lifesaver for babies, as well as being laid against mom or dad (your body warmth will regulate theirs) so in a storm situation where the room is cold it isn't a bad idea at all to put the baby on your chest and let them sleep there.
Add: I do not recommend leaving your house in a storm with a baby. Not in a million years. You could try starting the car and getting the heater going and sitting in there, but even that doesn't seem wise to me. I mean... what if you drove to a friend's house an hour away and got stuck on the side of the road? Or tried to get to a motel and found it closed? Usually they beg people not to drive in an ice-storm, and being out stuck with no hope of someone coming along to find you for a day or two in a car is a LOT worse than being stuck in your home. With a baby, it's downright dangerous.
If you do need to go out for supplies or something, if there's two of you, one of you stay home with the baby. Again, an adult alone in a car stuck is better than adults and baby. Don't take a baby out in this weather unless there is absolutely no choice (as in, the house is burning down.)
Do you have gas? Like for your water heater? That at least will give you warm water and a way to warm up (hot water bottles if you have them, if you don't then you can put rocks in hot water and let it get warm then put it in bed with you.) Also that means warm bottles and you can warm food in it.
Otherwise, what we do in that sort of situation is to everyone be in mommy and daddy's room. We close the door, bundle up with blankets, and get warm. The bodies in the room tend to make the room warmer. We've blocked windows with plastic so there's no drafts, so it really does get quite warm in there with just my husband and I, let alone my daughter and baby son. We also have a fireplace though so if it was really bad we'd probably camp out in the living room as a family and have the fire going.
If you haven't blocked your windows up yet, and have the plastic in the house, do it. If you don't have the plastic, then consider tarps, carpets, heavy blankets, etc. You can usually make one room in your house into a 'cocoon' where everyone can nestle in for warmth. Warm food will be your hardest problem. If your fridge goes out, leave it closed to keep food fresh, but eating cold food isn't going to help you stay warm as much. So if you have things like a kerosene camp stove or those little camp candle things you can heat some food up.
Hopefully you have enough in your house not to have to go out for at least 3 days, but if you do then look for cheap ways to heat food like a camp stove. The fumes aren't good for babies, you're right, but you can take it into a garage or another room (kitchen) and cook there and keep the baby in the family cocoon. Remember hats are a lifesaver for babies, as well as being laid against mom or dad (your body warmth will regulate theirs) so in a storm situation where the room is cold it isn't a bad idea at all to put the baby on your chest and let them sleep there.
Add: I do not recommend leaving your house in a storm with a baby. Not in a million years. You could try starting the car and getting the heater going and sitting in there, but even that doesn't seem wise to me. I mean... what if you drove to a friend's house an hour away and got stuck on the side of the road? Or tried to get to a motel and found it closed? Usually they beg people not to drive in an ice-storm, and being out stuck with no hope of someone coming along to find you for a day or two in a car is a LOT worse than being stuck in your home. With a baby, it's downright dangerous.
If you do need to go out for supplies or something, if there's two of you, one of you stay home with the baby. Again, an adult alone in a car stuck is better than adults and baby. Don't take a baby out in this weather unless there is absolutely no choice (as in, the house is burning down.)
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