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Full-Service Oilheat dealers serve as a "one-stop shop" for home heating products and services. They deliver fuel, offer cost management programs, install and service equipment, and offer service contracts that protect customers' boilers and furnaces. They also deliver peace of mind - providing emergency service all year round. Click on the services below for more information...

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Why Choose Oilheat?

Oilheat is the best fuel available for space heating. Oil provides a strong flame that yields better heat and faster hot water than other fuels, and dealers are incorporating environmentally friendly renewable fuels, with strong backing from the State of New York.

Economy: Despite all the talk about rising oil prices, Oilheat is generally the value leader. For the 17-year period from 1992-2008 (the most recent year for which data is available) Oilheat was the value leader in New York State for 12 out of the 17 years. Oil prices temporarily rose in the first part of 2008, but pricing dropped again before the heating season began.

Consumer Choice: Hundreds of independent companies in and around New York City sell Oilheat. Dealers price their oil competitively and work diligently to satisfy customers. The companies that thrive tend to be very customer-oriented -their customers enjoy friendly, responsive service; expert maintenance and installation; helpful budget programs; and great conservation advice.

High-Efficiency Equipment: Oilheat equipment is constantly evolving to incorporate advancements in efficiency and comfort. Today's boilers and furnaces use high-tech alloys and sophisticated electronics to enable flexible operation that can be customized to match actual conditions. Many new boilers are designed to incorporate weather-responsive controls that greatly reduce fuel usage during mildly cold weather and provide a more even heat with fewer temperature swings. Other important advancements include two-stage burners that conserve fuel and electronically commutated furnace blowers that save electricity, provide smoother operation and work well with high-efficiency central air conditioning systems. Most full-service Oilheat dealers employ expert technicians who are certified to install and service today's advanced systems.

Full Service: A full-service Oilheat dealer supplements fuel delivery with a variety of valuable services that makes their business a one-stop shop for home comfort. Many offer budget plans, which spread fuel costs out over 10 to 12 months and eliminate the budget squeeze that can result when expenses for holidays and heating pile up simultaneously. Automatic delivery frees the customer from watching their fuel gauge by automatically scheduling deliveries. Service contracts ensure that heating equipment gets the periodic preventive maintenance it needs and reduce an owner's expense in the event of a repair. Equipment replacement helps owners stay current with the latest high-efficiency equipment.

Independent Storage: An oil storage tank provides a comforting degree of reassurance. As long as there is oil in the tank, a home or building has the fuel it needs to stay warm and be protected from the ravages of cold weather. There is no dependence on a pipeline delivery that is subject to interruption from a construction accident or weather related or environmental incident.

Renewability: America's Oilheat supply is being expanded with the introduction of renewable biofuel. Derived from plants and food byproducts, biofuel is environmentally friendly and boosts the U.S. economy with the creation of production jobs and the potential to reduce petroleum imports. Biofuel is blended with traditional Oilheat to create Bioheat®, which is approved by ASTM for use in all Oilheat applications. Oil-fired heating systems can use Bioheat without any modifications, and the emissions are cleaner. The State of New York supports the use of biofuels with a direct tax credit.

Conservation Guidance: The best defense against rising energy prices is conservation: The less you use, the less exposure you have to price inflation. Expert conservation assistance is a vital service available from many Oilheat dealers. Highly trained Oilheat experts regularly work with customers to reduce consumption, save money and even integrate alternative solutions like solar energy. A full-service dealer can handle the whole process: consultation, installation and ongoing service. Full service maximizes accountability, because the installer and customer have an ongoing relationship.

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Trying to compare Oilheat rates to gas rates? You've come to the right place! The only way to really compare the two is to convert your gas bill from cost per therm to cost per gallon, like oil.

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Safety: A fuel must be safe to be effective, and Oilheat is an exceptionally stable and safe energy product. Despite packing a robust 138,700 BTUs per gallon, Oilheat is not explosive, and it won't even burn if a lit match is dropped into it. (An oil burner heats oil to 140 degrees and atomizes it to make it ignite.) Given these characteristics, Oilheat is perfect for long-term storage in a home or building. Oilheat is also safe when in use because it cannot generate dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the home without first emitting visible warning signs of a system malfunction.

Cleanliness: Oilheat emissions are low and headed lower. The increasing use of Oilheat/biofuel blends and the anticipated switch to low-sulfur heating oil are leading to a pristine future. With these important fuel modifications, customers can just sit back and enjoy their shrinking carbon footprints without changing any of their equipment.

Dependable: The U.S. Oilheat industry is well positioned to deliver its fuel reliably. The raw materials come from the United States, Canada and other petroleum-producing countries and are processed in domestic refineries. A supply disruption is unlikely because the U.S. maintains the world's largest reserve supply: the 727 million barrel Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The U.S. also keeps two million barrels of heating oil in reserve. The flow of supply to customers is supported by numerous private bulk storage facilities that provide ready access close to home. Many New York City dealers operate their own storage facilities as well, ensuring their customers of a constant supply.

Friendly Service: Oilheat is a quintessential local American business. Thousands of individual entrepreneurs across the U.S. have developed and built the industry, and their legacy lives on in Oilheat's friendly, personal service. "House calls" are the very essence of Oilheat. Drivers visit the customer's home or building every time they deliver fuel, and technicians make periodic service calls. This builds a direct, ongoing connection that fosters great relationships. Many companies are still owned and operated by the families that founded them, and customers enjoy a personal connection that is especially welcome in this age of faceless, multinational conglomerates.