15% Ethanol nightmare

Winnipesaukee Divers · 07-02-2009, 07:28 PM

Just wait for January 2010 when federally mandated "B2" heating oil becomes the standard. That's 20% ethanol and 2013 it then changes to "B3" which is 30% ethanol. You can't begin to believe how well you old trusty oil burner going to run on that stuff. Just a few years ago #2 oil contained 144,000 BTU/gal. today its 138,000, come January it be degraded to 125,000 and on B3 down to 115,000. If you,re thinking of buying a new oil boiler/burner you'd better be looking a new low "NOX" burners they're the only ones that can handle the B2 efficiently.

What a nightmare this is going to be...

07-02-2009, 07:28 PM	#3
Winnipesaukee Divers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Exeter, NH or @ WCYC on weekends Posts: 250 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	If you think you got problems now... Just wait for January 2010 when federally mandated "B2" heating oil becomes the standard. That's 20% ethanol and 2013 it then changes to "B3" which is 30% ethanol. You can't begin to believe how well you old trusty oil burner going to run on that stuff. Just a few years ago #2 oil contained 144,000 BTU/gal. today its 138,000, come January it be degraded to 125,000 and on B3 down to 115,000. If you,re thinking of buying a new oil boiler/burner you'd better be looking a new low "NOX" burners they're the only ones that can handle the B2 efficiently. What a nightmare this is going to be...

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