What is Industrial Heating Oil?
IHO is a liquid fuel that has been specifically designed for use in commercial oil-fired boilers. It’s a low-cost, clean-burning alternative to diesel and enables users to heat their buildings whilst making significant savings.
Our IHO is most commonly used in:
- Schools and hospitals
- Factories, office buildings and warehouses
- Hotels and museums
- Farms, stock sheds and grain dryers
Don’t know which heating oil you need?
If you’re buying heating oil, you’ve probably stumbled across its many guises. Becoming familiar with all of the associated names can be helpful:
- Kerosene
- C2 Kero
- 28 Second Heating Oil
- Burning Oil
- Standard Kero
- Industrial Paraffin
- Fuel Oil
- IHO
Why should you switch to Industrial Heating Oil?
In addition to the cost savings over using similar fuels for heating, such as diesel, IHO’s characteristics have been carefully designed to make it the best fuel for use in heating applications.
Most importantly, it’s easy to make the switch – our Industrial Heating Oil is fully miscible with diesel, so you can simply top up and go.
IHO’s other features include:
- No need to empty fuel tanks before switching to IHO – Compatible and miscible with diesel and commercially available heating oils
- Same calorific value as diesel – same heat output for less money
- No burner upgrades or modifications required – same physical properties as diesel
- Year-round performance with a low CFPP/pour point
- Contains multifunctional additive – improves combustion efficiency and reduces combustion chamber deposits
- Light colour, low odour and sediment-free
IHO is not to be used as fuel for a road vehicle, off-road vehicle, vessel or any other machinery that is not an excepted machine and is intended for heating purposes only.
If you have any questions about industrial heating oil, we can help. Call our fuel experts on 0330 678 0880 to find out more about IHO, or visit our heating oil FAQ page.
The latest Industrial Heating Oil prices
Buying heating oil has never been easier than with Nationwide Fuels. Our helpful team can advise you on the correct choice of heating oil for your business, as well as quantity and even oil storage facilities.
As a bulk industrial heating oil supplier we can help keep the costs low for your business, so get in touch today by calling us on 0330 678 0880.