[Vwdiesel] Home heating fuel instead of diesel?

[Shawn Wright]

On 24 Dec 2004 at 11:16, Mike & Coreen Smith <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Anyone here using "home heating fuel" (same as furnace oil I guess<?>)
> instead of
> pump diesel?
> Diesel is running around 85-90c at the pump per liter here lately, and I
> just called
> a major oil co. a moment ago.  They are selling "home heating fuel" for
> 60.9c/L
> That's like 30% cheaper !.......and delivered to your house!
> (course you would need a big oil tank beside your house I guess to fool
> them, lol)
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> I am sure this must have been covered before, right?

In '86 or so, I had a summer job at a marine fuel dock, which was owned by the local 
Shell Oil distributor, who also had a fleet of home heating oil trucks. They would fill 
the marine tanks from the trucks once a week or so, and I don't recall any dye added 
(I could be wrong). This was almost 20 years ago though. My father-in-law's 
neighbour had several diesel rigs, and kept his home fuel tank when he converted to 
natural gas furnace. He continued to fill up with home oil for at least 5 years (up until 
about 2 years ago, when he moved), and pumped it into his Ford PSD motorhome, 
International 5 ton, etc. with no problems. Now with low sulphur diesel, their may be a 
difference however - the heating oil may be using the old high sulphur diesel.
--
Shawn Wright
I.T. Manager
Shawnigan Lake School