I’m currently signed on a contract for my first house for new construction that has gas heating. I have not lived in a house with this before and this entire time have been battling the anxiety of it even with detector. The house, location, and price is all everything I could dream of. Any advice on what to do in this situation?

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Gas is much more efficient than electric. Husband is a builder and always goes with gas when he can.

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I have never not had gas heating - I can’t imagine using anything else. Never worried about it.

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I’ll take gas over oil any day of the week

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I don’t understand what your fear is? How was your home heated before?

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Just make sure to have a few CO detectors with your fire alarms

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Congrats! Unrelated question, but which builder did you decide to sign on with?

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Thank you so much! I’m an anxious person and it’s such a large purchase :)

Every new construction in the past decade in the Twin Cities area have had, and continue to have, natural gas heating. Except maybe for geo-thermal heading, gas heating is the most efficient type.

There's really nothing to worry about.

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Always had nat gas heat. Way cheaper than electric. Wouldn't want anything else. Just have co monitor. Ive always had elec stove and dryer though. I guess if i was building id go all nat gas.

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Sign up with an HVAC company for annual gas furnace maintenance contract. They’ll come and check for leaks, clean the furnace, and you’ll be priority if you have a problem.

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What kind of gas? Natural or LP? We have properties with both, natural is more reliable. For LP someone needs to come refill the tanks. Either way, new heaters have all kind of safety tech in place, you’ll be fine. Excited for you!! New construction is awesome!

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My cap came off and had birds fly into the flue and get caught up in my furnace’s inducer fan. Ugh.

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Nothing scary about gas heat! Totally normal. We’ve had it in both of our houses. I feel like electric is kind of unusual these days, but depends on the area I’m sure.

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What other type of heat would you prefer?!

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More expensive! Gas is the way.

Very safe, nothing to worry about. You can get a maintenance plan for your HVAC to have it serviced 2x year when it switches heating/cooling to mitigate any “is everything in order” concerns. That said been a homeowner for 25+ years and we do that maintenance every few years, not every year. No issues. Congrats!

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Natural gas is pretty standard over on the west coast. Can’t imagine using anything else. It’s reliable and cheap. Get a gas dryer and water heater/tankless too if you can. CO monitor will cover you on risks.

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