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Heating oil is a popular choice for heating both homes and businesses here in northern New Jersey and throughout the country. It offers some pretty substantial benefits to its customers, including efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness. It so happens that Fredericks Fuel has been making reliable deliveries of the fuel throughout the area since 1920!
Clearly heating oil has been around for a while. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone knows the difference between heating oil and fuel oil.
Fredericks Fuel carries multiple different types of fuel oil (heating oil included) and a member of our professional team would be happy to help you determine exactly which one will work best for you and your needs.
The term “fuel oil” is basically an umbrella term under which a few kinds of liquid fuels that are all derived from crude oil fall. Heating oil is one of these fuels.
The terms “fuel oil” and “heating oil” are often used interchangeably, but they are not actually interchangeable when it comes to their applications.
Fuel oils can be used to heat homes and commercial settings, but their uses can also extend beyond that. For example, fuel oil can be used in power generation and industrial processes. It can power a heating system or an engine. Heating oil, on the other hand, is a specific grade of fuel oil that is solely used for heating purposes.
In addition to heating oil, the two additional products that fall under the ‘fuel oil’ category are kerosene and diesel fuel.
Kerosene is made by distilling crude oil at extremely high temperatures. Thanks to the fact that it has a low “gel point” it can work well even in freezing cold temperatures. Kerosene is mostly used to fuel stoves and lanterns.
Diesel fuel can provide power to on-road and off-road vehicles as well certain pieces of equipment such as generators.
Modern heating oil is a combination of ultra-low-sulfur heating fuel and biodiesel. This helps make it more eco-friendly, energy efficient and cleaner than it used to be. The heating oil that customers buy today typically gets efficiency ratings as high as 95% – this helps further cut down on one’s carbon footprint. Developments in heating oil technology have even led to compact, cleaner and more efficient heating systems.
Fredericks Fuel is a full-service family owned heating company that home and business owners can count on for reliable heating oil deliveries. However, that is not all you can count on us for.
We have worked hard to obtain a reputation for friendly service as well as safe and professional deliveries.
Considering we have been delivering heating fuels since 1920 there is almost no one else in the area that can match our level of expertise.
Some of our customers are families who have been with us for generations. They stick with us because of our proven track record of providing dependable and expert service.
Fredericks Fuel also carries kerosene and diesel fuel.
If you are a homeowner or business owner here in northern New Jersey who is looking for a dependable heating oil provider look no further than Fredericks Fuel. Contact us today to learn more about our services.
