Why Smart Consumers Use Home Oil

Posted: Jan 08, 2012
Author: Bumgarner Oil

Research by the US Department of Energy has proved that oil heat provides homeowners with many benefits like personal service, savings and security. In addition, continual technological advancements ensure a steady supply and increased savings over the next 20 years. That’s why home oil’s reputation continues to grow. Here are some reasons why using home oil is advantageous.

COST: Home oil enables you to heat your home more cheaply than electricity. Also, home oil is giving gas a run for its money in terms of safety.

COMFORT: Oil heat is really comfortable – it brings that warm, fuzzy feeling into your home more quickly than other fuels. This means less money and less chill.

SAFETY: Home oil is one of the safest fuels. It is a transparent champagne color and is non-explosive and nontoxic. Oil heating systems don’t “burn” oil like kerosene lamps – oil has to be vaporized before it burns. Burner units in oil heat systems act like finely tuned carburetors, converting oil into vapor for combustion in a closed chamber. Home oil doesn’t cause fires or explosions (http://www.energyexpertsnj.com/safety.php). Compare this with the numerous disasters involving gas. In the event of a malfunction in an oil heating system, soot or smoke is released as a warning that something is wrong – long before harmful levels of carbon monoxide are reached.

EFFICIENCY: Perhaps the single most important fact about home oil is the efficiency of oil heating equipment. New designs and technologies in these systems continue to provide increased efficiency ratings.

VERSATILITY: Home oil doesn’t just provide heat. Some complete home comfort systems also provide heating for water. The means that you’re not only getting home heating, but also free hot water!