Home & Garden
Gas Water Heater And Furnace Phase-Out Plan To Cost Consumers
The change could require those homeowners to upgrade their entire electrical system which would cost thousands.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A new push in the Bay Area to phase out natural gas furnaces and water heaters is getting some scrutiny as it comes with hidden costs for homeowners.
Chris Guslani has been in the water heater business for decades. He says in all that time not much about the industry has changed until this year when regulators voted to phase out natural gas water heaters and furnaces beginning in 2027.
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"So the issue I think people are going to have is the increased cost of having an electrician come and run electrical from the electrical box to the site of the water heater," said Guslani. "That's a whole new expense that they have ... where they're just changing out from a regular gas water heater to a regular gas water heater."
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