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16 THE RURAL VOICE
being included in the cost of the
annual furnace cleaning and
inspection.
Though these inspections are new
for oil furnace owners, there are been
strict inspections for propane and
natural gas for years, Rowe says.
Home heating oil dealers are trying
to enlighten home owners because
they don't want them to be frightened
off by rumours about the regulations.
he says. Oil heat, he argues, is still a
sound home heating option. Unlike
electricity, you get one simple bill
you can understand. Unlike natural
gas "there's no going back to the
customer because we made a mistake
and changed too little." What's more,
Rowe says, the supplier is local.
And though it is causing people
like him all kinds of problems, Rowe
is understanding of the need for the
new regulation.
Aging tanks are. an
environmental risk if they
leak. There have been a few
horror stories of the cost of
environmental clean-up from leaky
tanks, he says. In fact some insurance
companies have been charging an
insurance surcharge of up to $250 to
those using home heating oil to cover
the possibility of environmental
accidents. Some of the farm mutual
insurance companies, on the other
hand, have been offering a subsidy
for homeowners to update their
storages.
Edward, however, says the
presence of an oil tank is just one of
the factors that affect the insurance
rate taken into account by
underwriters for insurance companies
— things such as use of a wood stove.
There's no need to panic but there
is need for concern, Rowe says. The
place to start if you have concerns
with your home heating system is
with your fuel supplier. Some
suppliers have their own service
staff. Those who don't will have
good independent service people they
can recommend to inspect your tank
and heating system.
Too often, he says, people have
been cleaning their own furnaces
instead of getting a trained
professional to do that or, even
worse, not getting the furnace
cleaned at all.
There has been a rule on the books
that all furnaces, whether burning gas