| An oil furnace is used to produce heat for a | | | | Oil made the scene in the late nineteen fifties as a |
| home or a commercial space. They are very | | | | cleaner burning energy option. People loved the |
| popular in colder regions where using other heating | | | | idea, not only did you not have to shovel anything |
| appliances is just not as efficient because the | | | | but it also did not leave any sooty deposits behind |
| same level of heat can not be achieved. | | | | when it was burned. The oil furnace was born. Oil |
| They are one of the most expensive ways to | | | | tanks were installed and many of the original coal |
| heat a space because the fuel that creates the | | | | furnaces were retrofitted to use oil instead. The |
| heat is not a renewable resource and the prices | | | | oil economy in which we now live was born. |
| are continuously climbing, however the heat | | | | Oil as a Fuel |
| source is reliable and actually quite an efficient | | | | Oil as a fuel is an efficient way to heat a home |
| way to create energy to heat a space. | | | | and commercial space. That sound counter |
| Where Did the Coal Go? | | | | intuitive but it is true, if there were an unlimited |
| At the turn of the nineteenth century the most | | | | supply of oil it would be the single best way to |
| popular way to heat a home or commercial space | | | | heat a space in cold regions that did not receive |
| was with a coal furnace. Coal was and still is a | | | | much sunlight. It burns clean and it burns hot. Of |
| very efficient way to produce heat. There are | | | | course the only problem is, it is not an unlimited |
| several drawbacks with using coal which has | | | | supply. |
| made it a largely outdated way to produce heat | | | | No matter how energy efficient an oil furnace is |
| energy. | | | | made to be, that one factor still remains the |
| When coal was in its hey day, it would be | | | | supplies of oil are dwindling. That is not to say |
| delivered to homes and to commercial | | | | that an oil furnace that is energy efficient is a bad |
| establishments on big coal wagons. The coal would | | | | idea of course it is a perfect idea. |
| be dumped typically into a cellar for storage | | | | The truth of the matter is there are some |
| around where the furnace was. That coal would | | | | regions of the United States that jut does not |
| than have to be shoveled into the furnace to be | | | | have many options when it comes to heat. An oil |
| burned to produce heat. This was a daunting job, | | | | furnace is simply the best solution at present time |
| and a rather dirty job. Coal also produced a sooty | | | | for heating options. Purchasing a newer model |
| heat. The black soot would be deposited through | | | | that is energy star rated will help to conserve fuel |
| out the area it was heating. | | | | and will save the owner money in the long run. |