How much energy does an oil heater use?
Question:Is it expensive to run? Compared to other appliances how would it rate in terms of running costs?
Answers:
Depends much one the type and size of the heate and also the space your going to heat but they are cheap and work well thats true, they just have to be the right size for the job if they are to small they would use more energy than if you'd buy a bigger one the right size, but your best obtion could be a solar boiler.
The quantity of energy to heat your living space would be the same for an oil furnace, solar heater, electric furnace, gas appliance or heat pump. This heat energy is measured in Btu output.
You are trying to determine the most economical unit to purchase? Oil has the most Btu's per gallon of the three fuel types; Oil, Propane, Natural. If you can afford the up-front cost of fuel delivery for the year, it will be the most economical to use. Newer models can even burn bio-diesel, so fuel costs could go down as this technology improves.
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