There are many advantages that heating oil has to offer. Oil heat is efficient, safe, comfortable, economical, and environmentally biodegradable with no carcinogens. There is no other heating fuel source that can claim all of those benefits. Furthermore, the cost of heating fuel has significantly dropped and so homeowners who use heating fuel are truly experiencing the joy of having oil heat.
The benefits that homeowners enjoy range from using an energy-efficient heating source all the way to using a heating fuel that is environmentally friendly. There is also a sufficient supply of heating oil and so homeowners who use heating oil will not experience interruptible supply that homeowners who use natural gas have had to experience in the past. In the following article by Empire State Energy Association, they discuss some of the advantages of using oil heat:
Oilheat offers exceptional peace of mind and safety, because the fuel is very safe to use. It poses no risk of explosion, because Oilheat is a stable fuel that does not even ignite at the touch of a lit match.
Natural gas is 97 percent methane, which is a greenhouse gas with up 72 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. During production and transportation of natural gas, there is a lot of methane leakage, particularly from wells and from the aging pipelines that deliver gas to end-users.
Methane leakage is easy to overlook, because methane is a gas that dissipates into the air and leaves no visible evidence of leakage, but the toll on the environment is potentially devastating.
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The advantages that oil heat has are numerous. It is efficient, safe, and cost-effective. It is no wonder why homeowners who have homes that are heated with oil heat are grateful that they haven’t switched to gas. There are some homeowners who question whether it is a good idea to switch to natural gas. In the following article titled “The Benefits of Oilheat” by Laurel Fuel Oil Heating & Cooling, they discuss this topic in further detail:
Oilheat is better for the environment than gas heat. Utility gas is made up largely of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 60 times more powerful as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Oilheat is moving towards new, environmentally-friendly, plant-based biofuel blends. Tomorrow’s blend of reduced-sulfur Oilheat and biofuel “may well become the preferred fuel for lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.,” according to the Energy Research Center.
Converting from an Oilheating system to a gas heat system can cost as much as $9,000 – and then there’s no payback from this substantial investment. That’s why the Consumer Energy Council of America (CECA) has concluded that: “In 95 out of 100 cases, it makes economic sense to stick with oil, and if an energy-related investment is desired, to invest in conservation.”
Lastly, nothing beats the safety record of Oilheat. Unlike natural gas, Oilheat is not explosive, and inhalation of fuel-oil fumes is not lethal. What’s more, if you have a system malfunction, an Oilheating system will give you telltale signs such as smoke, odors or even soot before releasing dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Gas heating systems give you no warning of CO production or release, leading to potentially fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.
These are some pretty major advantages that oil heat has over using or converting to natural gas. The safety of your family alone is one that might make any homeowner question why they would want to convert from heating oil to natural gas in the first place.
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