6 Benefits of Using Heating Oil for Your Home

Posted: October 28, 2024

There Are So Many Reasons It’s a Smart Choice

Even with some of the relatively mild weather we’ve seen in the past few years, winter in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts feels raw and damp. When it comes to keeping your home warm and cozy, heating oil is a safe and efficient option for many homes. And, what you may not know is that the development of ultra-low sulfur heating oil and Bioheat® fuel blends have turned heating oil’s bad reputation on its head.

On its own ultra-low sulfur heating oil burns more cleanly than traditional heating oil. When it’s the Bioheat® fuel that we deliver, that’s mixed with biofuels, the result is a cleaner-burning heating fuel that emits up to 80% less sulfur dioxide as well as 20% less carbon dioxide than traditional heating oils. Fewer greenhouse gases mean cleaner air and a more sustainable future for everyone!

What are the Benefits of Oil Heat?

1. Heating oil has a higher BTU output per gallon. That means it will warm up your home faster than other types of fuels.
2. Higher BTUs also mean you’ll use your Bioheat supply more slowly than, say, propane. That means you will pay less to heat your house with heating oil, even if the per-unit cost of propane or natural gas is less.
3. Heating systems and equipment that run on Bioheat are generally less expensive to purchase, and tend to last longer. A Bioheat-fired furnace can typically last 28 years, while a Bioheat-fired boiler can last 25 years.
4. New heating oil systems also now burn fuel 99.9% cleanly, according to studies conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven Laboratory. That means heating oil is many times better for the environment than it used to be.
5. Heating oil is incredibly safe. It doesn’t ignite at room temperature, and is nonflammable in liquid form. In order to burn, it must be heated to 114° and vaporized via the combustion process.
6. Bioheat heating oil is better for the environment than electric heating. That’s because more than 90% of the coal used in the U.S. today goes towards electricity production. Meanwhile, Bioheat fuel continues to push toward richer blends of biofuel, so its clean-burning properties make it a more environmentally friendly option for heating than electricity.

Dependable Service

Here’s another benefit of heating oil: It’s delivered to your home by the company you choose—not a utility. That means you have options: you can opt for an employee-owned full-service company like Main-Care. If you’re a Main-Care customer, you know you can pick up the phone any time, day or night, and we’ll have your back. It’s part of our 360° of Service commitment, a commitment to providing you service that exceeds expectations every day.

But it’s not just about breakdowns and emergencies: You can count on us for every-day needs and convenient services like automatic delivery (so you never have to think about calling for fuel), budget friendly payment options that take the sting out of winter bills, tune-ups and so much more.

Contact us for more information and to become a customer today.