Uncooked rice often contains the bacteria Bacillus cereus. These bacteria can form protective spores that survive the cooking process and if the rice is cooled slowly (and left between 5 Â°C and 60 Â°C for a long time), these bacteria spores can germinate, grow and produce a toxin (poison) that causes vomiting.
Obviously the colder a climate is, the more a furnace is required to run, and the shorter its life expectancy. With our relatively mild climate here in Seattle and the rest of the Puget Sound, the average life expectancy for a gas furnace is 15 to 20 years if well maintained, properly installed, and properly sized.
When you see how much more efficient gas furnaces are compared to oil furnaces, itâs easy to see why gas is such a popular option. However, all of that energy efficiency comes at a price! The average gas furnace with a 90% AFUE (thatâs the rating that determines just how energy-efficient your furnace is) will cost you about $2,500 (and, of course, that doesnât include installation costs. Count on spending about $2,000 to have your new furnace installed). If you opt for a multi-stage gas furnace, youâll get even more energy efficiency, but youâll also wind up spending hundreds of dollars more on it! Compare that to the average oil furnace â which will cost you about $2,000.