{"id":12231,"date":"2017-08-21T10:38:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T10:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=12231"},"modified":"2018-02-13T07:17:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T07:17:20","slug":"why-you-should-consider-home-heating-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/why-you-should-consider-home-heating-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Consider Home Heating Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>There are several hundred thousand <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/home\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/home;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01l0mw;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Home\" >homes<\/a> in Ireland that aren\u2019t connected to a gas supply. Many of these <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Property\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/property\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/property;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.05wrt;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Property\" >properties<\/a> are in the more rural areas and they rely solely on electricity to heat their homes and their water. As everyone knows, this can be a really expensive way to do it, so if there\u2019s any <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> in your garden, or maybe in an outhouse, it might be a wiser long-term investment to switch over to oil-fired heating.<\/p>\n<p>It may also be the case that you\u2019ve just bought a place that\u2019s oil-heated and you\u2019re feeling a bit nervous about it. Well, this post will soon give you a nice warm glow \u2013 a bit like the one your oil-fired boiler will give you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oil is much safer than you probably think<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling worried about the presence of a big tank full of fuel at the bottom of your garden, then you should stop right now! Home heating oil is actually one of the safer options; think about it, you quite happily turn on a gas tap and let flammable vapours pour into your <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/kitchen\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/kitchen;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0d4wf;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Kitchen\" >kitchen<\/a> through the hob, right? Heating oil isn\u2019t actually flammable and it doesn\u2019t produce any vapours \u2013 it only ignites when it\u2019s gone through the internal workings of your boiler. However, you shouldn\u2019t be complacent about safety \u2013 you should have your tank and boiler inspected annually by a registered technician to make sure everything\u2019s in order.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oil can be very affordable indeed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As heating oil isn\u2019t supplied by the mains, you have to take a delivery two or three times a year. If you\u2019re paying for several months\u2019 worth of oil in one go, it can seem like quite a prospect, but companies like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supersaveroil.ie\/\">supersaveroil.ie<\/a> always look to offer the best <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Price\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/price\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/price;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01d_1l;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Price\" >prices<\/a> at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Paying upfront can actually help you to watch your spending, in fact, as once the fuel is there, you watch your usage, rather than being stung by a surprise bill in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/calendar\/months\/january.html\">January<\/a>! Of course, if there\u2019s a real cold snap, you might have to get a top-up, but one way to save on the costs is to buy it in the summer when the demand \u2013 and the price \u2013 is much lower. Alternatively, you could bulk buy your oil with friends and neighbours to bring the unit and the delivery prices down.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s very controllable and efficient<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Older oil-fired boilers had just two settings \u2013 off and on (AKA freezing and baking). There were no temperature controls or thermostats so you could actually waste a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Land lot\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/land-lot\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/land_lot;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gs32y;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Land_lot\" >lot<\/a> of fuel. Thankfully, this is a thing of the past now, with modern boilers having very fine controls, timers and even radiator-specific thermostats to make the most of your oil.<\/p>\n<p>Using a timer is a brilliant way to save fuel as if you know you\u2019ll be coming home to a cold <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a>, the temptation could be to leave the boiler on all day (or just come home to a freezing house!). With a timer, you can just set it to come on 30 minutes before you troop through the door, giving you a nice warm welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several hundred thousand homes in Ireland that aren\u2019t connected to a gas supply. Many of these properties are in the more rural areas and they rely solely on electricity to heat their homes and their water. As everyone<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/why-you-should-consider-home-heating-oil\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":12233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[7,15,1,13],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Home-Heating-Oil.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/why_you_should_consider_home_heating_oil","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12231"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14094,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12231\/revisions\/14094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12231"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=12231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}