Fuel Oil Conversion
Your Fuel Oil Conversion Specialist
Fuel oil was a leading source of home heating from the 1950’s through the early 1980’s. It was an affordable fuel option that provided nice warm heat compared to other options of the time Today, we have many other environmentally friendly, efficient, and affordable options. While there are still some homes using fuel oil, it is a dying industry as other technologies have become better options for our homes and the environment.
Here are a few typical concerns when heating your home with fuel oil.
- Having an oil leak from your equipment or on-site storage tank. The Maryland Department of Environment is aggressively regulating oil tanks due to the environmental hazards to land and drinking water when a spill occurs. This often results in clean up bills in excess of $50,000.00 which are not covered by homeowners’ insurance.
- Having difficulty finding someone qualified, timely and willing to work on your equipment.
- Extreme volatility in fuel oil pricing and the ridiculous cost of filling your tank.
- Dirtiness of fuel oil emissions, soot, and the smell in your house.
- Trying to get through to a live person when you need service or fuel.
- Fuel oil company’s unwilling to provide alternatives.
Fortunately, we have some outstanding options available for converting to electric heating. Heat pumps of the past were expensive to operate, and did not provide warm heat, but that has changed dramatically over the past couple of decades. Today’s heat pumps are extremely efficient and capable of producing temperatures that rival fossil fuel systems, with none of the harmful emissions. Heat pumps are an environmentally conscience option because they pull heat from the air outside to heat your home rather than burning fossil fuels.
In fact, a current heat pump system can cost you up to 75% less to heat your home than what you are currently paying for fuel oil. Another popular option is to install a hybrid system, allowing the comfort of both. This involves replacing your current air conditioner with a heat pump and keeping your current oil or gas furnace for the coldest of days. This would allow you to save as much as 50% on your heating oil bill. The heat pump and oil furnace would work seamlessly in conjunction with each to give you the most efficient heating system for all temperature conditions. Pro Air Solutions can offer you either a full electric conversion, or a hybrid system installation. We are fully licensed and insured, and we have over 35 years of experience installing and servicing heating and air conditioning systems of every type.