Reduced Sulfur Content Makes Oilheat Cleaner And Greener

The quality of your heating oil has a big impact on how efficiently your system runs and how long your equipment lasts. That’s why your Michigan heating oil company delivers the cleanest fuel possible. It’s better for the environment and better for your heating system.

An important development in recent years has been delivering heating oil with ultra-low sulfur content.

Here are a few facts about this reformulated fuel.

• Ultra-Low Sulfur Heating Oil (ULSHO) has 99% less sulfur in it than standard heating oil.
• The switch to ULSHO will result in a reduction in emissions of over 70%, compared with the already low emissions produced by traditional heating oil.
• A buildup of sulfur in the heating system can lead to system maintenance issues. The drastic reduction of sulfur in heating oil means that there will be far fewer system issues, which will lead to lower maintenance costs.
• Because there is virtually no sulfur in the heating system thanks to ultra-low sulfur fuel, your oil system can burn the fuel more efficiently, leading to lower heating bills.
• While regular heating oil has been very clean for decades, the ultra-low sulfur heating oil is even cleaner, producing near-zero particulate emissions.
• ULSHO requires no modifications to your existing system.

Oilheat continues to evolve

ULSHO is but one example of how far oilheat has come over the years. Here are a few more facts.

• Today’s oilheat systems now boast efficiency ratings as high as 95%, providing more warmth with less fuel than ever before! These new systems also burn fuel 95% cleaner than they did in the 1970s.
• Oil packs a wallop of heating energy. For every gallon of oil burned, nearly 140,000 Btu’s are generated. That’s the equivalent of about 70,000 60-watt light bulbs.
• Because of technological advances, homeowners who heat with oil typically use anywhere from 500 to 700 fewer gallons per year than they did in the 1970s.

The numbers don’t lie! For more information about the benefits of heating with oil in Michigan, browse our website today.