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Upgrade & Save

piggy bank Looking for one of the best ways to save more money, all year round? Upgrading your home heating equipment with high-efficiency units can cut your energy costs as much as 40%! Know the facts and feel good about Oilheat.

Heating equipment upgrades yield these benefits:
•A cleaner, more efficient and reliable system
•Greater comfort and safety
•Fewer service calls
•Environmental friendliness
•Increased property value

• If your Oilheat system is only 15 years "old, it's probably operating at only 60% efficiency. Modern Oilheat equipment, on the other hand, boasts efficiency ratings exceeding 90%. According to estimates by heating equipment manufacturer R.W. Beckett, there are a total of 3.3 million burners in the field over 20 years old, or about 35% of the installed base.
• Replacing an inefficient system with a modern Oilheat system can reduce heating bills by as much as 40%. At a minimum, the conventional burner could be replaced with a new flame retention head burner, saving up to 15% on annual fuel bills.

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Install a programmable thermostat. These "smart" devices automatically adjust room temperature settings to energy-saving levels when you're sleeping or away from home, eliminating wasteful energy usage. The Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that a homeowner can save approximately 10 percent per year on heating and cooling costs by setting temperatures back 10 to 15 percent of the comfort level eight hours each day.


Reach for the ENERGY STAR®

energy star ENERGY STAR® is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. When you see the ENERGY STAR label on a product, you know that it meets strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE).
By purchasing heating equipment that carries the ENERGY STAR, you're creating a better environment both inside and outside your home. You'll be saving energy and money today - and helping to save the planet for future generations.

ENERGY STAR Benefits

• Did you know that if just 1-in-10 households purchased ENERGY STAR equipment, over 17 billion pounds of pollution would be removed from the air?

• ENERGY STAR products can help you save hundreds of dollars per year.

• By upgrading to an ENERGY STAR rated oil-fired furnace or boiler, you can reduce heating bills by almost 30%!


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