Heating Oil Usage and Tips to Keep Your Furnace in Good Condition
There are many different ways to heat your home. In addition to natural gas and electricity, heating oil is a proven and popular choice for warming your residence. Read below to learn about oil usage and tips on keeping your furnace in good condition.
Fuel Usage
The average temperature in Louisiana during winter is 40 degrees, and a typical home will burn about 3.7 gallons of oil daily to keep family members comfortable. A standard home oil tank is 275 gallons, so a full tank will last you for 74 days. Fuel usage, of course, depends on many factors:
- Number of rooms you heat
- Number of people in your household
- Efficiency of your furnace
- Temperature setting on your thermostat
ACR Air Conditioning & Heating in Lake Charles can help you determine more precisely how much oil you may need for the winter season.
Keep Your Furnace in Good Condition
To keep your heating system healthy, it is important that the tank never runs dry or ever gets too low. Your heating oil tank can accumulate dirt and sludge at the bottom over time, and you want to ensure you are only pumping clean fuel into your furnace. Ensuring your tank never gets below one-fourth full will help keep your furnace in good condition.
Old oil can also cause problems with your furnace. The good news is that heating oil is designed to store over the summer and will not harm your furnace if used the following winter. Heating oil is viable for 18 to 24 months.
Heating Professionals
At [Company_Name], we offer a full range of air conditioning and heating services. Our trained and experienced staff is equipped to handle all your heating and cooling needs. In addition, we offer mini-split installation and service, duct cleaning, and indoor air quality testing and improvement services.
Contact ACR Air Conditioning & Heating today about oil tanks, heating options, cooling, or improving the quality of your home’s air.
