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Warranties do come and handy I must say. I switched to bioheat and thought I had to replace my whole heating system. WRONG! I didn’t have to do anything actually. Aside from me not having to replace anything, I love bioheat because of how it benefits me and the environment. It’s biodegradable and keeps me warm during the winter. You should see the expressions on peoples’ face when I tell them I use a mixture of heating oil and organic materials to heat up my house when it’s freezing cold outside. They can’t believe it. I just tell them to try it and see for themselves.
I found out about it because I work for NORA, where we are all about intelligent warmth. Most of my info I got from
http://oilheatamerica.com/index.mv?screen=bioheat.
Check it out and see what other fab ways you can contribute to preserving the earth.