{"id":2611,"date":"2014-12-19T15:48:47","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T20:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/blog\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2014-12-23T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T20:58:58","slug":"how-will-oil-to-gas-conversion-benefit-my-heating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/heating\/how-will-oil-to-gas-conversion-benefit-my-heating\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will Oil to Gas Conversion Benefit My Heating?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re one of the few homeowners that still uses oil in your heating system, you may want to consider making a switch to natural gas. Oil is expensive, takes up space in your home, and tends to be far less efficient at heating a home than natural gas. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the ways an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/heating\/oil-to-gas-conversion\" target=\"_blank\">oil to gas conversion<\/a> can help your heating system.<\/p>\n<h2>Oil is Expensive<\/h2>\n<p>Compared to natural gas, it costs almost half-again as much to heat a home with oil on an average year. You aren\u2019t really getting any extra benefit for that cost, you\u2019re simply paying more money for a fuel that comes with a bunch of disadvantages and doesn\u2019t even heat the home as well as other options. No homeowner wants to pay more money for no reason. That\u2019s why it\u2019s advisable to convert your heating system to natural gas.<\/p>\n<h2>Oil is Inconvenient<\/h2>\n<p>Oil must be stored by the homeowner who uses it. This means that it has to have physical space dedicated to it, either in your home or somewhere nearby, where it can be readily available if needed. Oil must also be stored carefully, not next to anything remotely flammable. Contrast this with natural gas, which is piped directly into the heating system with no need for additional safety or storage concerns.<\/p>\n<h2>Natural Gas is Versatile and Effective<\/h2>\n<p>Compared to oil, natural gas has quite a lot going for it. It is the most widely used fuel source in the country, and that makes it quite a bit cheaper than oil. It\u2019s a more efficient fuel source, which makes it better for actually heating your home, as well as saving you money. It\u2019s also safer than oil, with no need for you to store large quantities of flammable fuel in your home just in case there\u2019s a cold day. For all these reasons, you should seriously consider converting your home heating system to run on natural gas instead of oil.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you\u2019d like to know more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carneyphc.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">call Carney Plumbing Heating &amp; Cooling<\/a>. We provide heating services throughout Blue Bell.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re one of the few homeowners that still uses oil in your heating system, you may want to consider making a switch to natural gas. Oil is expensive, takes up space in your home, and tends to be far less efficient at heating a home than natural gas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[77,401],"class_list":["post-2611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating","tag-blue-bell","tag-heating"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions\/2614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}