When your heating oil tank runs dry... (1 Viewer)

[Adam Lenhardt]

Thanks for depressing me, Dennis!


Like I said, if I was going to a buy a place, I definitely wouldn't go with my current heating setup. But the heating setup is the worst thing about my current abode, which I otherwise love.

 

[schan1269]

My uncle has heating oil. Lots of places "non-grid" have to have it. Not like you can't cook over a pellet stove...

I've never let gas/heating oil/all electric ever be a determining factor of a place to live.

Luckily, even in Indy, I was on well/septic/gas in 5 straight houses...pure happenstance.

 

[Charles Smith]

Gas? Never heard of it. Not in these parts. Actually, not since my L.A. apartment living.


Heating oil and forced air heat-A/C here -- on a budget plan with the supplier, paying an even amount every month of the year. And the local companies here are great. They don't miss.


I wanted gas cooking in this house, so I have propane for that and the water heater. And now, even more propane for the generator. Yes, the generator.

 

[DaveMcS]

you can also throw an amount of diesel fuel in the tank as well. It's usually easier to find than kerosene and diesel fuel is the same as heating oil and kerosene is nearly the same. Both diesel fuel and kerosene can be used in your oil burner without making any adjustments to your burner. They will burn just as well and perhaps better than heating oil

 

[schan1269]

The only problem with diesel...

You can't cook with it. If his stove is electric, fine.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Diesel at the pump is taxed for roads. Out west the agricultural diesel is sold untaxed but with a dye so they can tell if you are cheating and putting it into a car. Is home heating oil dyed too?

 

[Mike Frezon]

Diesel at the pump is taxed for roads. Out west the agricultural diesel is sold untaxed but with a dye so they can tell if you are cheating and putting it into a car. Is home heating oil dyed too?

Huh? Who's going to look inside your car tank and check the color of your fuel?


How can that be "cheating?"


And I was just talking in another thread about government/bureaucracy not having a sense of humor...

 

[schan1269]

Huh? Who's going to look inside your car tank and check the color of your fuel?

How can that be "cheating?"

And I was just talking in another thread about government/bureaucracy not having a sense of humor...

The dye makes it exit the tail pipe blue. And yes, you'll be busted in 2 seconds.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Wow.


That's kinda screwed up. I had never heard of this.


There are probably other examples of taxing the same product differently based upon point-of-sale, but...

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Diesel at the pump is taxed for roads. Out west the agricultural diesel is sold untaxed but with a dye so they can tell if you are cheating and putting it into a car. Is home heating oil dyed too?

The kerosene is dyed red. In New York, though, you pay the tax at the pump and the gas station keeps a log of whether you're using it for home heating or for other use. If it's for home heating, I believe at the end of the day you are only responsible for the local sales tax.