Oil... the beautiful fuel for the most comfort at the least cost.
What makes Oil the beautiful fuel ? Oil is the most economical !
Oil is a natural high-efficiency fuel, producing 12% more BTU's than gas, and 261% more BTU's than electricity, dollar for dollar.*
And, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, heating with oil is 16% more efficient than heating with gas.
Over a heating season, this BTU difference adds up to considerable savings, and dollars that you can use for other things.
*Wilson Educational Services, Inc. Merrimack, NH 03054
Today's Oil Appliances are more efficient than ever!
For example, two-thirds of all oil heat furnaces shipped in 1989 had an Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) of 80% or more. Only 31.2% of gas furnaces shipped in the same period had the same efficiency.* Actually, 38% of the gas furnaces could achieve an AFUE rating of only 65% to 71%.
*Oil Week - Fuel Oil Update 3/19/90 per the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
In just two years, a new Oil burner pays for itself!
If you don't need a new appliance, buying a new burner also pays. Figuring a 30% burner efficiency improvement, which is not unusual when replacing an older burner, and using today's artificially inflated oil prices, a new efficiency oil burner at the cost of$600 will easily pay for itself in just two years.
Compare that to the expense of converting to gas. A gas conversion costs four to six times as much, and takes between 6.5 and 11,3 years to pay for itself.*
*Petro Partners "Fact Report on New Oil Heat Technology"
