What Kind of Oil Is Heating Oil?

The Basics

Although we’ve enjoyed some mild days this month, the heating season is here. Temperatures have already dipped, and thermostats have been turned up. Sweaters and jackets are making an appearance again. That also means furnaces and boilers throughout the Hudson Valley have already begun working to keep their homes comfortably warm.

Now that the heating season is here, your need for heating oil is going to increase. If you’re smart enough to shop around for the best price on heating oil, then your search will bring you to Valley Oil. When it comes to heating oil delivery, Valley Oil offers top-quality heating oil at the best prices you can find. And we pair that with friendly, knowledgeable, and safety-conscious service.

You know where to find the best price on heating oil in the Hudson Valley, Dutchess County, Ulster County, and the surrounding areas (Valley Oil), but do you know much about the fuel itself? Let’s take a look at what heating oil is and why you should feel good about using it in your Hudson Valley home.

What Is Heating Oil?

To make heating oil, you begin with crude oil an put it through a refining process called distillation. During distillation, hydrocarbons are removed from the crude oil and become a substance that can be further purified and blended to make the heating oil.

The Benefits of Using Heating Oil

Here are some of the benefits heating oil offers:

• Safety. Heating oil only becomes combustible once it’s been vaporized by an oil burner at temperatures above 140° Fahrenheit. It won’t explode, even if you drop a lit match in a bucket of it. Additionally, furnaces and boilers have safety devices designed to shut them down before carbon monoxide poisoning becomes a risk.
• Cleaner and greener. The heating oil of today is cleaner and greener than the heating oil from even ten years ago. There have been a number of advancements in heating oil, including the addition of biofuels. And the industry continues to make environmentally friendly advancements.
• Efficiency. Heating oil burns up to 20% more efficiently than gas. Its’s also 30% more efficient than electricity. In addition to the oil they use, heating systems themselves have grown more advanced and energy efficient. Modern heating systems can be up to 95% efficient.
• Speed. In addition to working efficiently, heating oil gets your home warmer faster than any other heating source. When the coldest days of winter are here, you’ll be glad to have a fuel that works so quickly to get your home warm.

Choose Valley Oil

Valley Oil offers our Dutchess County and Ulster County customers quality, affordability, and dependability—even in tough weather conditions. With Valley Oil you get discount heating oil and a promise to deliver that you can count on. We also make it even easier to be a Valley Oil customer by offering free automatic heating oil delivery.

Contact Valley Oil today to start paying less and smiling more!