Yes, oil heat is clean to burn. According to Cleanburn Science Technology, oil heat systems are 99.9% clean. When oil heat is properly installed and maintained, no observable soot, dirt, or odors are evident in the home.
Yes, today's furnaces are more efficient than ever before. Oil prices have been more stable and competitive over the years than other forms of energy. It has 140,000 BTUs per gallon while propane has 91,000 BTUs per gallon.
Unlike gaseous fuels, heating oil will not support a flame unless the temperature is above 140 degrees fahrenheit. There is not enough fuel vapor to cause an explosion.
The easiest way to make sure you do not run out of fuel is to be on our Automatic Delivery Program meaning we will automatically deliver to you during the heating season as well as during summer fill-up.
If you have a gun type furnace and adjust the temperature by a wall mounted thermostat, then will generally use heating oil, kerosene or a blend of heating oil or kerosene. If you have a room type space heater or the fuel runs in from the tank by gravity you will require kerosene.
If you use heating oil and you expect the outside temperature to be below 20 degrees for several days at a time it is a good idea to add a fuel supplement to keep the fuel from gelling. If you use kerosene you will not need to add a supplement to the fuel. If you use heating oil, you can also blend in kerosene fuel to prevent gelling.
