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Mar 9, 2024 · Most new oil furnaces have between 84% and 90% AFUE ratings and don’t burn as efficiently as gas ones, ranging from the legal minimum to more efficient models up to 98% AFUE. However, if you have an older furnace that hasn’t been well-maintained, its efficiency could drop to the 60s or even lower.
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In the fall of 2021 several Quebec municipalities started moving towards banning residential heating with oil, then the Quebec government overrode them all and decreed a provincial wide rapid phase out of oil. Despite its noble ecological objectives, this is a highly contested decree both in its objectives and application. For instance, the Decree ...
Residential oil heating is responsible for less than 1% of all GHG in Québec. Totally banning residential oil heating will do very little for atmospheric pollution while putting a great financial burden on tens of thousands of homeowners. Promoting hybrid energy, even with oil, could have almost the same ecological results with no penalty to homeow...
Let’s leave my critical opinions and my 44 years of experience in energy efficient construction aside – and take a look at the factual constraints, as well as the opportunities that homeowners with oil heating have today. Many contractors are misconstruing this legislation to get you to make changes you may not need or want to make. The Corporation...
Oil Tanks
Some contractors are saying that you can no longer replace an existing oil tank so you have to change your whole system now. That is simply not true.Oil tanks are specifically left out of the decree. The drafters of the decree considered that forcing the rapid replacement of oil tanks added an environmental risk of pollution due to spilled oil. You can change the tank now or later with no restrictions from the Quebec Decree. Your homeowner’s insurance policy is probably the controlling factor...
Can I install a new oil heating system (furnace or boiler)?
After December 31 2021 (two Decembers ago) you cannot install an oil burning heating device in any new construction of small residential buildings. After December 31, 2023, you cannot install a new oil burning heating device in any existing small residential building. Also, after December 31, 2023 you cannot replace an existing oil heating appliance with a device which burns natural gas or propane, even hybrid (bi-energy) systems. Your neighbor who never had oil, can freely install such a sys...
How long can you keep an existing oil heating system?
There is nothing in this decree that will prevent you at any date from using an oil heating system (household heat or hot water tank) that is in good working condition. The catch is, can you keep an existing system in good working order? YES, you have the right to maintain, even replace most of the working parts of a system, including motors, detachable pieces and controls. What you cannot replace are the two critical parts of a furnace, boiler or hot water tank, the combustion chamber and th...
My wife is very philosophic in life with a two-step rule – no matter what happens, accept that "IT IS" – then ask – So what do we do now?
Since we are talking about money – let’s look at relative fuel costs. This chart from ÉcoHabitation (2020) shows the cost for a unit of heat (1,000 BTU) for each of Québec’s primary heating sources. It is probably a bit out of date when you read this, but is gives a good relative overview of fuel costs. A cord of hardwood is the least expensive – b...
Do not go for 100% electric heating as the default, but study your individual options on a timeline, including the impact that the off-oil decree has or does not have on your home, all to keep your combined capital expenditures and long term heating costs to a minimum as things change around you. The fact is that total bans of fossil fuels is not a...
Oct 28, 2023 · Discover the ultimate guide to Canada's Oil to Heat Pump Affordability Program. Dive deep into eligibility criteria, rebates, technical assistance, and more. Plus, get insights on approved contractors by NB Power's Save Energy Program.
Jan 30, 2022 · Quebec: Starting Dec. 31, 2021, oil-powered heating has been banned in new construction projects. After Dec. 31, 2023, it will be illegal to replace existing furnaces with any sort of...
Dec 23, 2022 · Commercial oil-fired furnaces are not currently regulated. The efficiency standards for commercial furnaces save energy and reduce overall costs for Canadians. The efficiency standards also reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions and encourage manufacturers to adopt efficient product designs.
Feb 12, 2022 · From December 2021, Quebec banned oil heating in new homes, and as of 2023 it will even be prohibited to replace or repair oil furnaces. Looked at in detail the new provincial regulations potentially also go for gas heating.
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Dec 31, 2021 · In two years, Quebec will go a step further by making it illegal to replace existing oil furnaces with any sort of heating system powered by fossil fuels after Dec. 31, 2023, The new rules...
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