Most items the average homeowner purchases in his lifetime will end up costing him money as long as he has it. Vehicles, boats, appliances, furniture, various forms of entertainment and the actual house itself are not only expensive to buy but expensive to maintain during its lifespan.
So you can understand why I am a firm believer in any homeowner at least exploring the idea of investing into some kind of waste oil technology.
It is only item I have ever purchased for my home that has made me money instead of taken it away.
Any waste oil burner you purchase will not just save you money but put money back into your pocket.
Depending on which part of the country you live in you can potentially save yourself several thousand dollars a year in heating costs.
My current waste oil boiler that I bought back in 2007 is giving me an annual savings of over $4,500.
I have made some new additions to my home and without being supplied free heat my monthly bills would easily topple $500 a month.
But, where do you get the oil? I do not have access to enough used motor oil every month to run my waste oil burner?
True, I am in a unique situation. I owned a mobile oil change company and getting a steady supply of used oil was never a problem for me.
But, since I started this blog I have sold that company. I get all my oil from a local tire shop two miles away from where I live. Though their primary service is tires they offer oil changes as well for their customers.
That one store is able to supply me all the oil I need.
If that ever ran out I would go to several mechanic or transmission shops and cut a deal with them.
Most businesses that generate it just would like to get rid of it. Very few shop owners will expect you to pay them for something that is considered a headache. They would not mind at all someone coming every week, or month, to take it off their hands.
Isn’t maintenance really high for waste oil furnaces or boilers?
These heaters have a bad reputation for breaking down often. Many people make the argument that waste oil technology is great…when it’s working.
This industry has come a long way since its inception. The products being manufactured are better than ever now. I have owned my waste oil boiler from Energy Logic for 4 ½ years and it has never broken down on me.
I can attribute my boiler being problem free for two main reasons:
- I do an excellent job at filtering the waste oil going into it. Not only do I let each barrel sit for several days so that all the sediment settles to the bottom but I also run all my oil through a waste oil centrifuge. Before I purchased my centrifuge I ran all my oil through a 30 micron filter, twice.
- I get a tune-up every single year. I not only get my boiler cleaned but get it checked out by a certified technician. Several potential problems that would not have affected my boiler for months were caught and fixed well in advance.
For what waste oil burner can potentially save you I firmly believe that it is worth every homeowner at least checking into it. Some neighborhoods and city ordinances so not allow them but it is very rare.
