Keeping your home or business heated is essential to your health and safety. When it comes to heating oil options, it can be confusing to make the right selection for your needs. At Bumgarner Oil, we’ve been in the industry since 1954 and love helping our customers with the right fuel and oil solutions for their needs.
Here are 4 differences between kerosene oil and heating oil:
- Heating oil has a higher flash point than kerosene. For this reason, heating oil is considered a safer oil for home use. Kerosene can be utilized in home heating as well, but more care must be taken as it is more temperamental to overheating.
- Kerosene burns cleaner than heating oil. Kerosene may have a lower flash point than heating oil, but it also burns cleaner since it is a more refined product. Still, both oils require proper ventilation and monitoring for carbon monoxide.
- Kerosene has a lower freezing point than heating oil. This makes kerosene oil more suitable for outdoor storage than heating oil. Heating oil can be stored outside in freezing temperatures with the right additives.
- Heating oil is more cost-effective than kerosene. Because heating oil is not as refined as kerosene oil, it is also not as expensive. This comes at the cost of not burning as cleanly; however, the accessibility and lower price point make heating oil a suitable choice for heating large spaces.
Whichever oil you need, we’ve got you covered. We offer both kerosene and heating oil delivery for your convenience, so you’ll stay warm all season long.