Oh, gawd, LMAO, here, spaw. Damn near been there, done that! Re furnaces---there is always a trade off between natural gas and electric. Gas is cheaper, but leaves nasty residue. Electric is cleaner but more expensive. We have a Lennox gas that we are happy with. Winter bill averages $100. (What's the use of a Low Water toilet if you have to flush 4 times to get the brown stuff to go away???)