November 14, 2019

Number 1 fuel oil or stove oil, as it is commonly known is a volatile distillate intended for vaporizing pot-type burners. It is the kerosene refinery cut that boils off right after the heavy naphtha. Stove oil is mainly used by homeowners that have outside tanks or homeowners that have equipment that specifies it. Stove oil typically costs more than regular heating oil but it may endure colder climates.

Number 2 fuel oil or heating oil, as it is commonly known, is a distillate home heating oil that is very similar to diesel fuel used in trucks. Heating oil is the most common distillate used for residential and commercial heating.

Heating oil provides incomparable home comfort benefits! Out of all the heating alternatives available, heating oil offers the most comfortable form of heat. Heating oil will keep your home warm on extremely cold days. Oil will also heat up buildings and water heaters much faster than natural gas and electricity. 

An oil-fired water heater is capable of heating water up to twice as fast as natural gas and up to 5 times quicker than electricity. A study from Natural Resources Canada asserts that heating oil can provide up to 100 gallons of hot water per hour compared to about 30 gallons per hour with a comparable gas-fired water heater. 

Finally, the warm air created by oil is up to 30% warmer than the air created by other residential fuels. Heating fuel oil keeps your home warm even on electricity outages. These systems may work off a small generator or even with no electricity at all. Heating fuel oil enables you to have peace of mind even on an extended power outage; even during freezing rain episodes.