[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by blueeagle65

We have gas water heater, furnace, dryer and range. Love having gas and would be hard pressed to ever go back to all electric. We are north of 466 where gas is available - don't think that is the case in the southern villages.

South of 44 has gas I believe in all of the villages down here.

[VJBama]

Originally Posted by rjm1cc

Do you care what your utilities will cost? I have gas heat so I do not know how well electric baseboard heat would work but my guess is it will be easer to get the correct room tempeture than gas hot air.

I have never seen a home in TV with electric baseboard heat. Heat pumps are used. In other words the a.c. runs in reverse. On the coldest days the resistance (boost or emergency) heat kicks in. It is located with the air handler.

[Toymeister]

Induction stoves, which are electric, behave very similar to gas stoves. If you find the right electric home just switch out the stove. All the major appliance companies make these.

[queasy27]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

Gas, love it. Have had both, prefer gas for cooking. During the power outage last Sunday I was able to cook with my gas stove!

Me too, but the electric ignition was gone and I'm not in the habit any more of having to light the gas! I remember idly holding short matches to the burners in the old days but now I have one of those foot-long lighters and was nervous even using that.

[Toymeister]

If cost is a concern my electric dryer cost 55.00 annually and consumes 4.6% (421 KwH) of my electricity. Water heater numbers are 11.3%, 1058.1 KwH or 137.00 a year.

Those are not estimates that is the actual usage for 2018 based upon my whole house energy monitor.

[Toymeister]

Originally Posted by Fredster

The newer gas furnaces can be had with variable speed air handling capabilities and they run very quietly.
Plus you can adjust blower speed and cycling when air conditioning.

Any furnace can do this regardless of fuel, electric, propane or gas. The furnace installed by the builder won't as these are the lower cost models.

That is any furnace that has this capability.

[Fredster]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

Any furnace can do this regardless of fuel, electric, propane or gas. The furnace installed by the builder won't as these are the lower cost models.

That is any furnace that has this capability.

If you’re contemplating replacing your HVAC system then it might be wise to
consider equipment with greater capabilities!

[Kooba]

Gas all the way north of 466

[charmed59]

I’m not sure where the boundaries are, but the villages of Bridgeport at Lake Sumter and Virginia Trace which are near Lake Sumter have gas. Creekside, right in the middle of those two, does not have gas. I think villages between 466A and 44 do not have gas. Those above 466A mostly do.

[JimJohnson]

Although rare, gas occasionally will turn your home into a bomb. Elec will pop a breaker.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by VJBama

I have never seen a home in TV with electric baseboard heat. Heat pumps are used. In other words the a.c. runs in reverse. On the coldest days the resistance (boost or emergency) heat kicks in. It is located with the air handler.

And when the boost or emergency heat kicks in, it "boosts" the cost.

[valuemkt]

Given the choice, I'd take a gas cooktop in a heartbeat. We have Wolf appliances in our Atlanta home, and no electric cooktop we've seen in the Villages can hold a candle to it. That said, it's not a deal breaker. Most Villages between 466 and 466A (our preference) are all electric. A heat pump is adequate for the "cold" months here is .. most areas north of Florida not so much, so comparisons not really valid. Electric Dryers are fine too. Just have to exhibit patience waiting for the water to boil

[Two Bills]

Had my house here in UK converted to Air Source (Mitsubishi) Heating, all electric two years ago.
My total paid for energy consumption, and of course my bill, has gone down by 30%.
Previously we had been gas and electric.
Bearing in mind, we get nowhere near the hot air temperatures of Florida, I cannot understand why some of the modern alternative energy sources are not used more in TV.
The added attraction to installing the system in UK. was the 70% subsidy of the instalation cost, paid by the Green Energy Commission.
It pretty much pays my energy bill for the first seven years!

[Chi-Town]

I know someone who wanted a gas stove cooktop (hated the electric) and is having a propane tank buried for that and a gas grill.

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[Toymeister]

Originally Posted by CFrance

And when the boost or emergency heat kicks in, it "boosts" the cost.

I think it is great that you have gas. But if the readers want some facts to base a decision on let's cover those. Based upon 864 million reads of my electricity per day (10,000/second) my actual cost of "boost" or resistance heat for January 2019 is 49.7 KwH or 5.76. February: 23 KwH, 2.67.

Total electric bill, including all fees: January 88.41, February; 73.41. There are no other sources of heat except those provided by electricity.

No solar, standard HVAC/hot water heater installed by builder. 2260 sq ft under air. Home occupied everyday by a couple.. Average thermostat temp set at 74.

Edit to add: No pool, no hot tub