"Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > I can buy diesel going up because of heating oil season, but $1 more, > something is fishy. BTW, whats the deal with heating oil anyways, why > is it still used up north? Surely they would have come up with more > efficient ways by now.
The heating contractor in my family no longer sells oil burners, but they still service the ones they installed and those owned by friends and family. IMO, oil heat doesn't have to be less efficient than propane or gas, and propane usually costs more per btu than oil. (and gas is going up a lot this year) I believe propane is in the $1.60-1.80 per gallon range now, and the heat content is something like 55-60 percent of oil IIRC.
