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Installing heat pump system: Risky for my oil heating pipes to go under-utilized?

fiveightandten
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I'm installing central air in my house and the cost to upgrade to a heat pump system is only marginal and attractive from a heating cost standpoint.
What is the level of risk to the heating pipes feeding my oil-fired baseboard if I stopped using them as a primary means of heat? Is this even advisable? The HVAC contractors we're getting quotes from say it's fine, but I have some doubt.
What is the level of risk to the heating pipes feeding my oil-fired baseboard if I stopped using them as a primary means of heat? Is this even advisable? The HVAC contractors we're getting quotes from say it's fine, but I have some doubt.
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Make sure you treat your heating oil tank with the proper additives, and try to get non-bio only if possible. The newer fuels just don't sit well like the ole high sulfur heating oil. There's a whole business of fuel polishing by generator companies who's customers have generators that don't run for years (except exercising) that have hundreds of gallons of fuel just sitting there.steve0
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Where are you located?
Some jurisdictions require the oil/gas system be removed before you get the rebates.
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