The kerosene is a lighter oil. I think you would get more BTUs out of the heating oil. Just make sure that you are using the right fuel for the furnace that you have. Most now days would take heating oil.
1 gal of #2 fuel oil (or diesel for that matter) has an equivalent of 115,000 BTUS. I say equivalent because it has a little more than that raw (like 136k or so) but the furnace that burns it is only around 85% efficient, therefore you only get 115K BTUS.
About 5,800,640.8 BTUs
Consider that there are 138, 500 BTUs per gallon of heating oil. Crank the handle on the math machine and that's 7.22 x 10-6 gal / BTU for your energy equivalent. To generate one BTU per hour, that's how much oil it will take.
The heating value for diesel overheating oil ranges depends with the grade of oil. It ranges between 132,900 and 137,000 Btu/US gal.
There are many options for cheap heating oil. Some of these cheap options include Slomin's Home Heating Oil, Global Home Heating Oil, and CrockettFuel.
Actually, oil can and is in fact used for heating purposes. There are many home heating companies out therethat allow you to purchase oil as an alternative to heating your home.
#2 fueloil is 140,000btu per gal. Propane is about 79,000btu per gal. check with local propane supplier but 78k-79k per gal rings my bell. geterdone
#2 fuel oil = 140,000 btu
On average, there are about 5.8 million British Thermal Units (BTUs) in a barrel of crude oil. This energy content can vary depending on the type and quality of the crude oil.
There are about 5.8 million British thermal units (Btu) in one barrel of oil.
On average, 1 barrel of crude oil is equivalent to about 5,800 cubic feet, or 5.8 Mcf, of natural gas in terms of energy content. This comparison can vary depending on the specific composition and quality of the crude oil.