HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-10-12, Page 12JAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 12.1994
$4,000
HEAT.
See Your CUl Dealer For Details
Oil equipment manufacturers are invest
ing millions of dollars in research and
development to improve technology
Home heating oil creates less than 2% of
the carbon dioxide produced each year
Natural gas is primarily methane, which
produces 50 to 70 times the greenhouse
effect as carbon dioxide from heating oil
• Recent global marketplace developments
have ensured the continued supply of
oil at competitive, stable prices
• Fuel oil is a natural resource, with new
supplies being discovered regularly
Don’t Be Fooled
By The Gas Line
This is a last ditch attempt to lure everyone to Natural Gas,
because, very soon, Gas prices will surpass Oil due to the 3.5% increase
recently approved for Union Gas.
There will also be included on your monthly Gas bill a service charge of
$7.50 and $15.00 to offset the cost of the new pipeline in your area (Five year total $900.00).
In the future...... <
OIL WILL BE THE MOST ECONOMICAL FUEL
See chart below
Includes October Cas Company increase.
New Pipeline Installation Fee*
Gas Company Fixed Monthly Fee
G O
4 0 0
2 O
O O O
8 0 0
6 O
4- O
$200
TYPE OF
FURNACE USED
FURNACE COST
6 COST
"The Value Judgement'
TOTAL
$812
TOTAL
$933 TOTAL
$848
$90
$542
$805
NO
SURPRISES
Natural Gas
High Efficiency
Furnace (93%)
Natural Gas
Mid-Efficiency
Furnace (80%)
Natural Gas -| Higher
Conventional
Furnace (63%)
Efficiency Oil
Furnace (85%)
Conventional
Oil Furnace
(63%)
Electric
Heat Pump
Electric Forced
Air or Baseboard
Electric
$3,000 $2,000 EARLIER
TECHNOLOGY
$2,000 EARLIER
TECHNOLOGY
n/a
All electric and oil costs effective as of August 1994. Figures based on Union Gas billing information.
In new natural gas pipeline development areas.
Canadians are paying the same for heating
oil today as they did in 1983
• The National Energy Board predicts
stabilized oil prices for the next 20 years
• In the past year, natural gas utilities
have increased prices by 8-10%, a trend
which is continuing
• Hydro utilities are experiencing huge
deficits, and both electricity and propane
have priced themselves out of the market
by as much as 50%
• Many hydro plants still use coal or fossil
fuels, generating a significantly greater en
vironmental cost to society than heating oil
• Heating oil is the only popular
household fuel that is biodegradable
SAFETY
'Comfort in your Home"
New advances in computer micropro
cessing technology mean that increased
efficiency with smaller equipment is
available now
COMPETITIVE MARKET
"You Hove A Choice!"
SERVICE
"Just a Phone Coll Away'
• Heating oil dealers are in every neigh
bourhood, meaning a service call, when
necessary, is just a few blocks away
Choice equals service - there are many
heating oil dealers in one region, which
encourages suppliers to provide out
standing, superior service to keep cus
tomers and attract new ones
• Oil heat dealers live in your neighbour
hood and take an active role in commu
nity programs, politics and activites
6 ENVIRONMENT
"Breathe a Utile Easier"
• The Ontario Fire Marshall reports that in
1992, heating oil was implicated in only
4% of fires started by heating equipment
- natural gas in 10%, electricity in 16%,
wood stoves in 59%, and "other
sources" in 11%
• At room temperature, oil will extinguish
an ordinary flame, however natural gas
and propane can be explosive if
exposed to flame
£ EFFICIENCY
'More Heal for the Money"
• All new oil furnaces have an efficiency
rating of 80 to 95%
• Older oil furnaces can be easily upgraded
25% by simply replacing the burner
• With efficiency rates considered, heating
oil is half the cost of electricity
• Heating oil manufacturers are producing
the most compact, efficient, technolog
ically-advanced equipment in the industry
INNOVATION
“Higher Tech than the Rest"
• The heating oil industry is the only natu
rally competitive utility in the home
heating marketplace - natural gas is con
trolled by huge conglomerates; hydro is
govemment-run
• Most heating oil dealers make conversion
easy with long-term financing packages
• Heating oil companies employ thousands
of Canadians in delivery, service,
administration, and sales - right in
your community
Q OIL-FIRED WATER
HEATERS
'Never Run Out Of Hot Water Again!""
• Natural gas utilities are battling impend
ing de-regulation resulting in increased
rates, minimal supply, and expensive
pipeline construction to increase its
market share
• You have the security of supply in your
home, plus regional and national storage -
you're sure to always have oil!
THE TREND
"The Future is Oil"
• Compact oil-fired hot water heaters are
the most efficient water heaters available -
they heat water almost three times faster
than natural gas
• Oil-fired water heaters heat water five
times faster than electricity, at half the cost
& SUPPLY
"Oil is in Abundance"
Heating oil is a growth industry...
Canadian Oil Heat Association members
report that oil accounts have risen by at
least 15% in the last decade
Top-notch technology created the demand
for oil heat, and equipment manufacturers
are investing millions of dollars to
further develop oil heating
equipment technology
Contractors are installing oil furnaces
and water heaters in new homes in
greater numbers, and apartment buildings
are switching from natural gas to oil heat
• Forecasts for stable heating
oil prices vs. increased
natural gas and electricity
prices create a natural
incentive to swifih to oil!
Western Ontario Fuel Dealers
Chisholm Fuels - Lucknow, Goderich, Wingham, Kincardine * Edward Fuels - Clinton,
Teeswater, Goderich * Lucknow, Teeswater, Belgrave Co-Op * Foxton Petro-Canada
Wingham, Brussels, Blyth * W.A. (Bud) Hamilton Fuels - Lucknow