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Originally Posted by Ryland
...But it really comes down to figuring out if it's worth the hardware cost and I don't think it is.
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High efficiency gas furnaces are able to convert over 95% of the energy available in gas into useful heat.
Furnaces that don't use condensing techniques run around 15% lower efficiency.
In the world of furnaces, it seems to be a no-brainer that higher efficiency furnaces are worth the extra price... unless you are a landlord and you pass the inefficiency costs off to the tenants.
So, how exactly did you came to the conclusion that hardware costs will not be offset by energy efficiency?
Are you imagining a very specific kind of CHP device?
-AC_Hacker