Homeowners are now looking to new, alternative methods for heating homes that is environmentally friendly and more efficient.
Many homes still have oil burning furnaces in place, and homeowners believe they must replace these units to realize increased comfort and efficiency.
With today’s biofuels, there is no reason to switch out these units for a natural gas installation. Blended biofuels are filling the void for a clean heating oil option that can utilize present heating equipment without modification to your oil tank or furnace.
The Benefits of Heating Oil
Lower Carbon Footprint
Fossil fuels, including natural gas, coal, and regular petroleum oil and nonrenewable energy sources that contribute to greenhouse gas emission, either during production processes or end-use.
Bioheat fuels are renewable and have a lower carbon emission when compared to natural gas.
Bioheat fuels utilize biodiesel which is manufactured from leftover feedstocks such as the cooking grease collected and used in restaurants.
The product is mixed with standard heating oil to develop a blended Bioheat fuel source that replaces less efficient heating oils.
Less Cost Over Life Cycle
While natural gas is initially cheaper when compared to biodiesel heating fuels, you save money when you don’t need to replace your oil furnace by installing a gas burning unit.
When compared to the life cycle of a family living in the same home – about 12 years, the cost of the newly installed gas furnace is more than the extra cost of burning heating oil and keeping the home’s original heating equipment.
Increases Oil Furnace Efficiency
If you own an older home with an oil heating unit, you may think this is the reason for the inefficient heating of the home. It is the inefficient fuel source that is the real problem. Heating Oil will burn hotter when compared to natural gas and result in faster home heating while burning less fuel.
Additionally, the hotter burning fuel allows for less condensation which means your furnace lasts longer – about 30 years when compared to the 13-year life expectancy of a gas furnace.
