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Heating oil comparison

Take a look at our useful guide comparing the different types of home heating oil.

Heating oil

Different types of heating oil

Gas oil

Gas oil can be used as a heating oil solution for older boilers and machinery.

Kerosene

Kerosene, which is also known as 28 second burning oil, is an alternative heating source to gas and electric.

Kerosene+

Kerosene is treated with an additive to formulate Kerosene+, producing a cleaner burn which means less fumes are emitted.

Different types of heating oil

Gas oil

Gas oil can be used as a heating oil solution for older boilers and as a fuel source for machinery.

Kerosene

Kerosene, which is also known as 28 second burning oil, is an alternative heating source to gas and electric.

Kerosene+

Kerosene is treated with an additive to formulate Kerosene+, producing a cleaner burn which means less fumes are emitted.

Common names for heating oil

Common names for

  • 35 second burning oil
  • Red diesel
  • Tractor diesel
  • Kero
  • 28 second burning oil
  • Burning oil
  • Kero +
  • Burning oil
  • 28 second burning oil

Common names for heating oil

Gas oil

  • 35 second burning oil

  • Red diesel

  • Tractor diesel

Kerosene

  • Kero

  • 28 second burning oil

  • Burning oil

Kerosene+

  • Kero +

  • Burning oil

  • 28 second burning oil

Benefits of using heating oil

Benefits of using

  • Cheaper than gas and electric heating systems

  • Improves the efficiency of machinery

  • Cheaper than gas and electric heating systems

  • Produces fewer fumes

  • Non corrosive if stored correctly

  • Produces a clean burn emitting less fumes

  • Cheaper than gas and electric heating systems

  • Increases boiler performance producing a cleaner burn emitting less fumes

  • Reduces the risk of boiler breakdown

  • Reduces boiler maintenance

  • Reduces carbon emissions

  • Improves combustion

  • Reduces sludge formation

Benefits of using
heating oil

Gas oil

  • Cheaper than gas and electric heating systems

  • Improves the efficiency of machinery

Kerosene

  • Cheaper than gas and electric heating systems

  • Produces fewer fumes

  • Non corrosive if stored correctly

  • Produces a clean burn emitting less fumes

Kerosene+

    • Cheaper than gas and electric heating systems

    • Increases boiler performance producing a cleaner burn emitting less fumes

    • Reduces the risk of boiler breakdown

    • Reduces boiler maintenance

    • Reduces carbon emissions

    • Improves combustion

    • Reduces sludge formation

Heating oil used for

Used for

  • Heating boilers
  • Powering off road vehicles and machinery in the construction and farming industries such as tractors, cranes and generators

  • Heating boilers and agas

  • Oil lamps

  • Cleaning machinery

  • Fire entertainment such as fire breathing and flame throwing

  • Heating boilers and agas

  • Power jet engines

  • Oil lamps

  • Cleaning machinery

  • Fire entertainment such as fire breathing and flame throwing


Heating oil uses

Gas oil

  • Heating boilers

  • Powering off road vehicles and machinery in the construction and farming industries such as; tractors, cranes and generators

Kerosene

  • Heating boilers and agas

  • Power jet engines

  • Oil lamps

  • Cleaning machinery

  • Fire entertainment such as; fire breathing and flame throwing

Kerosene+

  • Heating boilers and agas

  • Power jet engines

  • Oil lamps

  • Cleaning machinery

  • Fire entertainment such as; fire breathing and flame throwing

Heating oil used by

Used by

  • Used by commercial businesses more commonly than domestic households

  • Domestic households

  • Commercial businesses
  • Domestic households

  • Commercial businesses

Used by

Gas oil

  • Used more commonly by commercial businesses than domestic households

Kerosene

  • Domestic households

  • Commercial businesses

Kerosene+

  • Domestic households

  • Commercial businesses

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