on 2/2/2008 11:26 AM Pete C. said the following:
lp13-30 wrote:

Right now Diesel is about $3.249 at the pump. Several people have
posted in here in the last few days about heating oil being almost
exactly the same price, so it looks like there would be no benefit
in using Diesel in a heating system, or heating oil in a Diesel
vehicle, from a cost standpoint. Larry


Little or no financial benefit as far as cost per gallon, but for
folks not on automatic delivery who aren't paying attention and let
their heating tank run dry, it's much cheaper to take two 5gal cans
to the gas station and use that to keep the furnace running until
getting a normal delivery the next day vs. an emergency delivery.


I have 2 - 5 gallon cans of kerosene. My local hardware store carries
kerosene. I average about 4 gallons a day in the winter, so that will
cover a couple of days.
I usually run out on a Sunday or a holiday. :-).

Kerosene is the general equivalent of #1 fuel oil, also. I use the #1
from my furnace all the time to run my Reddy heater.
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