Waste Oil Heating vs. Natural Gas Heating

If your business generates waste oil, used transmission fluid or other used petroleum products, you might want to consider converting to waste oil heating at your facility. It’s got some notable advantages over other types of heating, including natural gas. Why choose waste oil heating over natural gas? Here are three great reasons!

Cost Savings

According to estimated fuel costs in the Mid-Atlantic region in March 2014, for every gallon of waste oil burned, you could save $2.82 in natural gas costs. Over time, that can really add up!

Also, by installing a waste oil furnace, you can heat your business by burning the used petroleum products you’d otherwise need to pay to dispose of. No more worrying about cradle-to-grave liability or dealing with the disposal of your used petroleum products. Simply add your used oil, transmission fluid (and more!) into the tank. Then fire up your waste oil heater and cleanly burn your waste products when cold weather arrives.

Clean Energy Heating Systems waste oil furnaces even allow you to mix all different types of waste oil products, and even #2 heating oil. So if your facility generates multiple types of waste oil output, you can mix them all together in order to create free heat.

Installation and maintenance of waste oil heaters is typically quite reasonable from a cost perspective, whereas installing natural gas heating can get expensive. To make it even easier, we offer flexible financing on the purchase of any Clean Energy waste oil furnaces.

Safety & Environmental Concerns

Natural gas is highly flammable. It’s also highly toxic. What makes it particularly hazardous is that it’s nearly odorless in commercial buildings, so leaks are very difficult to detect. Because it’s a non-renewable energy source, natural gas is also a strain on our environmental resources.

With waste oil heating, you’re recycling used petroleum products. That ensures that they’re not entering the ecosystem and won’t harm the environment. Plus, you’ll have the peace of mind that you’re meeting all government regulations related to the disposal of your business’ waste oil.

Energy-Efficiency

When kept clean so that ash residue hasn’t built up, waste oil furnaces deliver a very high level of energy efficiency. Clean heaters can generate more heat using smaller amounts of waste oil, which saves money. Compared to natural gas, one gallon of waste oil provides 141,000 BTUs – the equivalent of 141 ft3 of natural gas.

With the potential to save money, do good by the environment and heat your facility more efficiently, waste oil heating can clearly benefit your business.

Contact us to find out more about the advantages of waste oil heating for your company. We’ll answer all of your questions and help you decide which of our waste oil furnaces is right for you.