With the rising cost of everything, I have decided to conserve energy in my beach apartment so that I could save some money, but my plan is to use a space oil furnace instead of using my central heating.
I must admit that I am a bit wary about using an oil furnace because it does have a bad reputation for causing fires.
Of course, a lot of times those fires are perhaps due to negligence or misuse of the oil furnace, but that doesn’t stop me from being worried about them. Modern space heating systems should be used as a supplement to central heating and not as a main source of heat, but many people use them as a primary way to heat their homes. I understand why because it costs a lot more money to heat our homes in the wintertime. There are two types of space heaters: kerosene and electric heaters. Kerosene heating systems are a bit more dangerous and tend to be the cause of most of the furnace related fires. However, if an oil furnace is used properly, there should be little to no problems. But you should never leave an oil furnace unattended, and you should consistently keep it in an open space away from furniture or anything hanging like curtains. Although a kerosene furnace has the capability of heating an apartment because it can produce up to 22,000 BTU of heat, it is not smart to use the oil furnace as a main heating source. Personally, I will be using an electric space heater because the thought of having a kerosene burning unit in my beach apartment does not sound like a nice plan to me.