Home Heating Oil & Uses

Heating oil is used to warm the home environment. Heating oil is widely used in the U.S.A. and also called red diesel. The heating oil is usually delivered by the truck tanks to the residential, municipal and commercial buildings, and stored in the upper storage tanks. Heating oil is less commonly used for commercial purposes. People in the Northeastern areas of the United States use heating oil in the large portions of their home for heating purpose.

Oil is colored by adding up fuel dyes to distinguish it from highly tolled road-use diesel. The red color diesels are usually used in very developed countries, like USA and United Kingdom. Heating oil and the fuel diesel are classified as concentrates, combination of hydrocarbons and petroleum in the range of 14 to 20 carbon atoms. Heating oil compresses at the low temperature as compared to the heavy hydrocarbons, like petroleum jelly, candle wax, lubricating oil and bitumen. It compresses between the temperatures of 340 degrees to 400 degree Celsius. Heating oil can be mixed with the bio fuel to make a similar to the bio diesel, which is known as bio heat.

Bio diesel is one of the best and always admired heating oil in the whole world to keep the houses warm. There are lots of reasons for warming the homes using the Bio diesel, because petroleum is limited and we use it as an alternative. It is also said that the bio fuel is a domestic product and its feedstock has grown day by day, domestically. On the other hand, it is economical and the burning of bio fuels is good for environment, because it produces carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is not so dangerous for the greenery or plants need it.