There are many different types of heating oil. In general the different types are fairly similar; though there are a few key differences. I will be listing in the following paragraphs what these types are as well as some details about how they are used. Unfortunately nearly all types of heating oil are bad for the environment in some way. Each class is based on Boiling points. The points range from 175-600 degree C. Prices are normally cheaper if the class level is lower on the scale.
The first class that I have for you to look at would be the first class heating oils. This is more like the gas you run in your car or kerosene that you use for heat in your house. It is not bad really on the environment unless it is used in high amounts or in a lot of applications like the 50million cars we have out on the streets at one time.
The second class that this will cover is the heating oils that you would use in large trucks or commercial vehicles. It is known as diesel and it is not that hard on our environment but it still leads to pollution when burned. Diesel is commonly used in trucks and large vehicles; though recently many smaller vehicles have begun using it as well.
The third class heating oils are called distillate fuel oil; today we don't not use much of this at all simply because it is in the high numbers and we don't have much need them anymore. Distillate fuel oil has essentially been overpowered by newer fuel technologies
The fourth class is typical blended fuel; it is a blend between Distillate and residual fuel oils. This class could be known as many things that we use today ranging from diesel to distillate or even sometimes residual fuel oil. You can use this class for many things such as: heating, cars, trucks, cooking and much more.
The fifth class is called the Residual fuel oil. The number five class is a mix of 75-80% of class number 6 oils and then it is 25-20% of the class number 2 oils together. It is not the most efficient type of oil but it does well enough for most uses.
The sixth class that I have for you is heavy fuel oil. It has little of class two in it but the rest is just heavy not good for much of anything other then killing the world. This level burns faster than all other oil types and it also leaves behind more heavy residue on the things that it touches; as a result heavy fuel oils are quite bad for the environment.
To sum this all up for you is that there are six different classes of heating oils. The lower in level they are the better they are for most uses; lower numbered oils are also generally cheaper. The higher the level the most costly it is for you to use and the more damage it does to the environment.
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