Buying A Home
KikiCohen
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Natural Gas Heat
Hi all! I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, so I apologize if it's not the "right" place. I would like the 411 on natural gas heat. We're looking at the 1/2 house tonight (to rent, not buy) and it has natural gas heat with baseboards. DH and I have absolutely no experience with natural gas, so anything would be helpful... pros, cons, how "hot" the heat is, the cost, etc. TIA!
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Re: Natural Gas Heat
Natural gas heat is one of the cheaper heats. It gets as hot as you want, you can use a programable thermostat to set it cooler during the day (when you are gone) or at night (when you are sleeping).
Cost is going to be different based on your utility company and your location as utilities are typically regulated by the state regulatory utility commission. Each utility company must make a case to the commission to set their rates so each company is different. Currently natural gas costs are historically low.
You can call the utility company and give them the address and they will give you a history of charges for the property.
I live in MN, and most homes here are heated with natural gas. I've never lived in a house with any other types of heat. Every house we looked at when house hunting had natural gas. It's cheaper than heating oil or electric heat, so it's common in cold climates.
My in-laws have electric heat in part of their house (an addition) and it's a lot more expensive. They rarely use that part of their house in the winter, just because they don't want to pay to keep it as warm as the rest of the house.
I don't really see any cons to natural gas.
Mr. Sammy Dog
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Reasonably priced, warm, and often goes hand in hand with having a gas range in the kitchen instead of electric. Win.
We have a gas furnace, water heater, clothes dryer, and range.