I somehow missed the memo that we have to switch to 'Oeko' schwefelarm heating oil by May 2023.
(Ja, ja, selber schuld... )
So obviously we are not buying oil this year - thankfully, seeing current prices!
But given our typical usage, that means we could still have 1500-2000 liters left to pump out before the 2023 deadline.
The heating oil company will buy back the old oil now, ( and happily sell us the service to empty and clean the tank, and then refill with Oeko oil at today's prices) but can't guarantee they will buy back the old oil as we get closer to the switch deadline.
So a for-now theoretical question:
If the oil company will not buy back the old oil in spring of 2023, is there a charity where one could donate the old, non-Oeko heating oil?
(Google didn't bring up anything, but maybe I'm not searching efficiently...)
Many thanks.
Will the oil company not buy back just 2000 litres now? Or will they only take all of it.
As I understand it, you can't mix the two types of oil.
Before switching to Oeko, one has to empty and clean the tank.
It seems to me if we do nothing now, just use what we have over the 2022/2023 heating season and risk not getting a buy back, we wouldn't lose all that much given savings of not buying now at these high prices.
I'd just hate to see the old oil going to waste if there were a chance to donate it where it might be needed next spring.
(Back home one can do this, hence asking if it is possible here.)
D'oh - I misunderstood your comment when I first read it.
So, you mean ask if the heating company would buy back most of what we have now, leaving just our typical usage for the 20222/2023 season. Then next spring empty what little is left and do the switch.
Good idea, hadn't thought of that - I'll ask if it's possible.
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But in case not, if anyone knows of a possibility to donate oil, I'd be interested in learning more.
just use it as normall. since you will not have that much left, when you fill the tank, the high sulfur oil will be diluted and so there will be no problem.
i doubt anyone is really going to check anyway.
It's called blending and oil companies do it all the time as they buy all types of oil with various sulphur content which they then blend to get to where they need to be, no more, just exactly where they need to be legally.
Low sulphur crude carries a premium price for this reason and which is why they do not lower S any more than the legal requirement.
If I wanted to donate- I would pick a local charity and ask them to organise the syphoning and transport themselves.