Back in the old days, people had to rely on wood stoves and fireplaces for heating their homes.
- And even though burning wood most definitely puts off a lot of heat, gas stoves and fireplaces weren’t exactly energy efficient heating methods.
For one thing, you would have to keep adding wood throughout the day and night in order to maintain the heating levels in your home. If you fell asleep and let the fire go out, you would wake up shivering and it would take a long time to get the place warmed up again. Today, most homes are equipped with some type of heating system that is way better than any fireplace or wood stove. Most modern furnaces used in today’s homes are gas furnaces. Gas furnaces run on either natural gas or propane. While today’s gas furnaces are relatively safe and harmless, there are still extra safety precautions that you can employ while using a gas furnace to heat your home. People who may be nervous about heating with a gas furnace might feel better knowing that they are taking lots of precautions to prevent any accidents or mishaps with their heating system. The best way to make sure that your gas furnace is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do is to have regularly scheduled maintenance checks performed by a licensed heating and cooling specialist. Any good HVAC technician will know exactly what to look for to make sure that your gas furnace is fully functional and safe for your family. These days, if you want to use a fireplace or a wood stove, it’s more for the novelty of it. Stick with a modern gas furnace to heat your home.