Posted: August 5, 2024
Find Out What Noises Are Normal—and What Are Not At the beginning of the heating season, Massachusetts heating oil companies field calls from anxious customers worried about noises they hear after their heating oil furnace or heating oil boiler starts running. As with any piece of equipment, many of these sounds from your heating system […]
Posted: July 1, 2024
Both Keep You Warm, but Function Differently Do you know if you have a boiler or a furnace in your home? You would be surprised by how many people don’t know the answer to that question. The heating oil system in your Massachusetts home can either be a furnace or a boiler. While either of […]
Posted: June 17, 2024
Average Life Span, When to Replace and More Having a heating oil storage tank on your property offers an important advantage for Massachusetts homeowners. You’ll know you have immediate access to a safe supply of heating fuel whenever it’s needed. Still, the issue of heating oil tanks prompts quite a few often-asked questions. Here are […]
Posted: May 20, 2024
Follow the Journey of Heating Oil to Your Home There is a lot of work involved long before heating oil eventually reaches your oil tank. It starts with heating oil being refined from crude oil, which is a complex mix of hydrocarbons plus oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. The refining process separates crude oil into different […]
Posted: March 18, 2024
Heating Oil Has a Long “Shelf Life” If you ended the season with plenty of heating oil in your tank, you may be wondering if your fuel oil will still be good when you turn on your heating oil boiler or heating oil furnace in the fall again. No worries. Your heating oil will be […]
Posted: February 19, 2024
Why Bioheat Fuel Is More Eco-Friendly As many oilheat consumers in the Commonwealth may already know, Bioheat® fuel is a blend of renewable biofuel and ultra-low sulfur heating oil. Biofuel, a gallon-for-gallon replacement for petroleum fuel, is made from organic and recycled ingredients like used cooking oil, soybean oil and animal fats. It represents one […]
Posted: January 24, 2024
Don’t Trade Safety for Savings When we come home at this time of year, we expect to warm up quickly, especially for anyone who uses home heating oil. And why not? Heating oil is renowned for warming homes evenly and efficiently. But when outdoor temperatures take a dive into the single-digits and the wind chill […]
Posted: December 20, 2023
Advice for Conserving Fuel, Lowering Heating Costs Besides partnering with your home heating oil company to replace old, worn-out heating equipment and scheduling regular heating system maintenance, you can do your own self-audit to find areas where you can make efficiency improvements. Here are some suggestions. Weatherize and Insulate Caulk any air leaks around exterior […]
Posted: November 20, 2023
An Introduction to Heating Oil System Controls Your heating oil system can either be a furnace or a boiler. A furnace refers to the heating unit in a warm air, or forced air, system. After the air is heated in the furnace, a blower forces it through ducts. The warm air is then released through […]
Posted: October 16, 2023
Power Problems, Thermostat, Fuel Level and More A lot of people look forward to the fall season. The heat and humidity disappear, multi-colored leaves add beauty to the neighborhood and thoughts turn to preparing for another holiday season. Children and adults alike also look forward to sharing some Halloween fun with friends and family. But […]