How Safe is Your Heating System?

Homeowners have enough to worry about without thinking about the safety of their heating system.

Here's some good news. Oil heat is one of the safest ways to heat your home. There is almost no danger of carbon monoxide poisoning or explosion. Here's why:

Built in safety factors

Heating oil in your tank can't burn or explode. It has to be heated over 140, or turned into a fine particle mist, before it will support a flame.

If an oil burner is ever so far out of tune as to produce carbon monoxide, it usually produces smoke first. That smoke warns any occupants to potential danger in time to correct the problem.

You probably don't think twice about your heating system. That's one of the nice things about oil heat - it keeps you warm without worry.