Sigarms
Super Member
Why do you think California is such an important market for HVAC manufacturersOil furnaces? Those are an east coast thing. I’ve never heard of an oil furnace anywhere in the western U.S. Most people who live outside of natural gas service areas heat with either wood, propane, or electric.
An oil fired package unit use to be made as well also they were stopped for various reasons LOL.
Over 80% of all oil heating is used in the North East.
Although oil furnaces days may be numbered in the long term, oil hydronic heating will last longer.
Use to spend a lot of time out west around Idaho in my youth. My feeling was the west was going to be screwed over like the East Coast, but at least everyone on the east coast was screwed over so much they didn't even know it (due to population growth).
Another news flash for everyone...natural gas for heating homes are numbered just like oil furnaces, but they'll just be around longer.
End of the day, depending on the area you live in per the US, home construction is different per how heating and cooling systems are designed for the home for various reasons.