Pete C. wrote:
George wrote:
Pete C. wrote:
"Dr. Hardcrab" wrote:
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can i use diesel fuel in a home fuel oil furnace? if so wich diesel
can i use?
Yes, or K-1 (kerosene).

I know. You aren't on automatic delivery and if you run out, what do you do?
Keep a couple of 5 gallon cans around...
Yes, essentially the only differences between the #2 heating oil in your
tank and the #2 diesel at the pump are the transportation fuel taxes you
pay at the pump and the red dye they put in the non taxed heating oil.
Otherwise they are interchangeable functionally, and the heating oil is
also known as "off road diesel" since it's legal to use in off road
equipment.
It is a little more complicated than that. Diesel fuel typically is sold
as "diesel fuel" not a particular # oil. If the diesel fuel is sold in a
freezing climate a certain percentage of #1 is mixed in to minimize fuel
gelling effects.

The same applies to heating oil sold in the same climate since some
folks have outdoor above ground oil tanks just as vulnerable to gelling
as a vehicle.

It is done much differently. They don't blend the oil and offer "heating
oil" except at point of delivery if that is what you specify. They sell
#1 or #2 for home use and if they have never delivered to you they will
ask if you have an outside tank. If so they will flag your account as
requiring #1.