natural gas vs. fuel oil
natural gas vs. fuel oil
(OP)
I am at the moment trying to decide wheter we should use natural gas or fuel oil for our furnaces
The thing is, that here in Uruguay, the price of natural gas doubles that of fuel oil, for the same amount of heat (theoretical). Nevertheless, many companies have switched ti natural gas, and many people think it is the best choice. So I think there must be some costs, benefits, etc that Im not considering
Can anyone please tell me which costs, or inefficiencies or advantages/disadvantages should I consider?
thnks
Pablo
The thing is, that here in Uruguay, the price of natural gas doubles that of fuel oil, for the same amount of heat (theoretical). Nevertheless, many companies have switched ti natural gas, and many people think it is the best choice. So I think there must be some costs, benefits, etc that Im not considering
Can anyone please tell me which costs, or inefficiencies or advantages/disadvantages should I consider?
thnks
Pablo





RE: natural gas vs. fuel oil
RE: natural gas vs. fuel oil
If Oil is cheaper then first are we talking No. 2 oil or heavier? If heavier then you will need to heat it before you burn it. This can be a maintenance problem and will have more initial upfront costs - oil heaters, heat tracing and insulation. Also each burner manufacturer will require different atomizing equipment to burn any oil - No. 2 or heavier - usually steam or compressed air or hight combustion blower pressure - sometimes high oil pressure - all come at a premium - so we are getting closer to the cost of firing gas.
If you are using compressed air it might have to be heated to 200F if you are burning heavy oil (no. 4, 6 or bunker) typical.
Consider operting costs of oil pumps, heaters, atomizer media and maintenance to keep it all going.
Good Luck!
RE: natural gas vs. fuel oil
You have been extremely helpful!
bye
RE: natural gas vs. fuel oil
RE: natural gas vs. fuel oil