Comparing Heating Oil vs. Electric Heat
Rucci Oil can help you get all the benefits heating oil has to offer
Rucci Oil provides countless homes and businesses in Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn and parts of New Jersey with the heating oil they need to keep their homes and commercial sites warm and comfortable all winter long. You could easily say that using heating oil is a popular way to heat a home among our customers. And it is popular for good reason.
Heating oil has some pretty significant features that make it a solid fuel choice when it comes to home heating. Keep reading to dive into what they are and to get a look at how heating oil compares to electric heat.
How the different heating systems work
Not only do heating oil systems and electric heating systems provide different benefits to homeowners and business owners, but they also work and operate differently.
Electric heat pumps do not create heat the way oil-powered boilers and furnaces do. Instead, they take heat that has already been produced from the outside air and move it into and throughout a home or commercial space.
A system that is powered with heating oil produces heat directly via a burner that combusts the fuel. The heating oil that fuels a furnace warms airs that lives in a heat exchanger and the heating oil that fuels a boiler warms water that is in a tank. This warmed air or water then moves through a home’s pipes or ducts to create heat and warmth throughout that home.
The benefits that heating oil offers
Here are some advantages that a heating oil powered system provides that separate it from an electrically powered system:
- Durability and longevity: You can get a lot of years out of an oil heating system. In fact, they have a reputation for long life spans and for being durable. Electric heating systems typically have shorter life spans.
- Cost efficiency: If cost efficiency is what you are looking for, heating oil is certainly a way to go. The fuel’s price is typically lower per unit of energy compared to electricity. Additionally, heating oil prices are usually more stable than electricity prices.
- True dependability: Electric heating systems need a working power grid to operate. This means that if there is a winter storm or widespread emergency that impacts the power grid, your electric heating system will temporarily not work. This is not an issue for homeowners who use heating oil. Having an oil tank on your property gives you true energy independence and eliminates having to worry about not having heat when there is a power outage.
- Greater heat output: Boilers and furnaces that run on heating oil produce greater heat output per gallon than electric heaters do. What this ultimately means is that they can heat up a space at a faster speed and keep a space warmer for longer amounts of time. This equates to a nice savings when it comes to energy costs.
Become a Rucci Oil heating oil customer
Rucci Oil is here and available to deliver high quality, clean-burning heating oil to your home or business here in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan and parts of New Jersey. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help with your heating needs.