- More than 13 million homes and businesses in North America depend on the comfort and savings of oilheat.
- 130,000-plus homes have converted from electric heat to oil since 1991.
- As many as one million North American home owners using electric heat may experience increased savings and greater comfort by Moving up to Oil!
- The U.S. Department of Energy and Canadian National Energy Board both forecast generally stable oil prices for the next 20 years.
- Owners of an electric furnace or baseboards could experience heating cost savings of 50% or even more - and in almost every case at least 25% - when they Move up to Oil!
- When electric heat pump owners convert to oil for improved comfort, they usually report immediate fuel savings and equipment payback surprisingly fast.
- Attractive financing offers immediate savings and equipment payback typically in just a few years for electric resistance conversions.
- Many heating contractors report that oilheat increases household comfort with air from the registers that is as much as 30oF/17oC warmer than electric heat pumps.
- Home owners with heat pumps report increased comfort when they Move up to Oil!
- Modern oilheat equipment achieves an Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (A.F.U.E.) of up to 85% - as good as or better than other domestic heat sources.
- Oilheat particulate emissions have decreased nearly 10-FOLD since the 1960s: recent research reveals that oil is better for the environment than many electric plants, and is as environmentally-friendly as gas.
- Improvements to oilheat technology include the flame-retention burner which concentrates the flame for maximum efficiency, and through-the-wall vents to simplify conversions.
- Oilheat is safe: liquid fuel oil is non-explosive and at room temperature will even extinguish a lit match.
- Oil is sold in a competitive market: consumers have their choice of oil suppliers, resulting in excellent service and attention to the oilheat customer.
- Oilheat dealers get to know your use patterns and can automatically fill the tank when you're getting low.
- Replacing electric water heaters with oil can result in hundreds of dollars in water heating savings annually.
- Oil-fired water heaters will heat water in half the time it takes an electric water heater.
- Oil-fired water heaters are more environmentally-friendly than electric water heaters.