Written on: December 9, 2024
Want to know how long Suffolk County families have been heating their homes with oil? No. 2 heating oil has been popular in the U.S. since the first half of the 20th century. And in all that time, Swezey Fuel has been out there ensuring families in Setauket, Babylon, Islip and other Long Island communities always had full oil tanks.
We’re proud to be delivering heating oil to our neighbors and friends because this fuel still has all the reliable heating properties it’s always had. Still, it’s more eco-friendly and efficient than ever before. In this post, we want to tell you some of the advantages you’ll enjoy by using heating oil in your home.
Compared to other home energy sources, heating oil leads the pack when it comes to generating heat. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a single gallon of heating oil can produce a hefty 138,500 Btu (British thermal units) of heat energy! Curious how it stacks up against other heating sources? To match that heat output, you’d need about 134 cubic feet of natural gas or 41 kilowatt-hours of electricity. That’s a lot of comfort for your energy dollar.
If you’re searching for the safest way to power your furnace or boiler, heating oil could be just what you need. It’s reassuring to know that in its liquid form, it won’t explode, even if you drop a lit match on it. To get it to ignite, your burner must vaporize it at over 140°F. Plus, modern heating oil equipment comes with plenty of safety features. These systems will shut down and alert you if they detect any combustion issues, helping to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
These days, you can enjoy the powerful heat of heating oil with the added benefit of more efficient boilers and furnaces. Modern systems can hit fuel efficiencies up to 90%. Can you believe homes use about 500 fewer gallons of oil each year compared to the 1970s?
Heating oil isn’t just for warmth; it’s fantastic for heating water, too. Pair an indirect-fired water heater with a high-efficiency oil-fired boiler, and you’ll have cost-effective, reliable hot water, saving big on energy bills.
At Swezey Fuel, we deliver one of the most eco-friendly heating products in the region: Bioheat® fuel. This blend of ultra-low-sulfur heating oil and renewable biodiesel slashes emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur oxide, particulate matter and mercury. But you don’t lose heating oil’s robust heat generation, and you don’t need to modify your existing oil-fired heating system.
On the other hand, Bioheat fuel’s clean-burning properties can lower the maintenance needed for your furnace or boiler, saving you money!
When you depend on natural gas or electricity for your home heating, you are entirely reliant on a utility that could be prone to system-wide breakdowns. Heating your home with oil gives you control over your fuel supply without worrying about natural gas outages. A reliable provider like Swezey ensures your tank is always filled. We offer FREE Automatic Delivery. You don’t need to check a tank gauge, contact us for a heating oil delivery, or worry about losing heat because of a fuel runout.
Get heating oil delivery you can count on. Become a Swezey customer today.