How Safe is Heating Oil?

High-quality heating oil is the safe fuel choice

Heating oil is one of the safest fuels to use around your family, and that’s why we’ve been serving Limerick and the surrounding areas with heating oil delivery since 1948. Today, almost 70 years later, we’re still family-owned, still local, and still proudly committed to protecting your home’s comfort and safety. Read on to learn more about why heating oil has such a stellar reputation as a safe fuel choice.

What makes heating oil so safe?

There are many factors that make heating oil one of the safest fuels, but these major takeaways stand out:

• It’s not flammable: When stored as liquid –which our fuel always is – heating oil isn’t flammable. You could drop a lit match right in it, and the fire would go out!
• It’s not explosive: Heating oil lacks the properties needed to make it combustible.
• It’s an unlikely source of carbon monoxide poisoning: In the unlikely scenario that your heating oil system malfunctioned severely and began letting off dangerous emissions, you’d be well aware, as this could cause a lot of smoke and other visible signs.
• Modern heating oil tanks come with safety net features: Today’s heating oil tanks automatically shut off your furnace or boiler if the system breaks down. They’re also nearly leak-proof and corrosion-proof. Oehlert Bros. can install the Granby aboveground tank with double-wall construction, a 20-year+ warranty, and more features to make them safer and of top quality.

Get service that protects your home

Even if you don’t have more modern equipment, Oehlert Bros. can spot any issues with your heating oil system before it becomes a big, expensive problem. When you get a heating service plan with Oehlert Bros., you also get our Tank Inspection Program (OBI-TIP).

Our Tank Inspection Program isn’t just a quick look-see. The trained and experienced service technicians at Oehlert Bros. perform a 25-point visual inspection that follows guidelines from the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) to make sure your family, property and investment are protected.

Bioheat Plus® is safer for the environment

Bioheat Plus heating oil produces fewer carbon emissions, less wear on your system, and more actual heat produced than natural gas, making it more energy-efficient. Take a look at the specifics:

• It’s cleaner burning. To call a fuel Bioheat Plus heating oil, it has to be a B5 to B20 blend (meaning between 5% and 20% biodiesel), and ours is a B20 blend.
• It produces far fewer emissions. Over a 20-year period, the methane emissions produced by natural gas are nearly 82 times more destructive than carbon dioxide in that same time frame.
• It’s easier on your equipment. Since Bioheat Plus heating oil burns more cleanly, it leaves fewer deposits on heat registers and subjects your equipment to far less wear and tear overall.

Oehlert Bros. values your safety above all else

Turn to Oehlert Bros. for cleaner-burning Bioheat Plus heating oil for your eastern Pennsylvania home, confident in knowing it has a great safety track record. Become a customer today and request a free tank inspection. Plus, you can keep your heating equipment running at its best when you contact Oehlert Brothers today and sign up for an economical heating oil plan – for that extra peace of mind.