When Is It Time to Order Heating Oil?

As the temperatures drop and the days get shorter, it’s important to make sure your home is ready for the cold, and that starts with keeping your heating oil tank full. Knowing how to read your tank gauge and when it is time to place an order is key to keeping your Connecticut home warm. Running out of oil can be costly and dangerous. Continue reading this blog to learn when to order heating oil and stress-free services for your home.

Locating Your Heating Oil Tank Gauge

Heating oil tanks typically have gauges on the top near the fill pipe. Most oil tanks are within the home, typically in the basement, though they can also be outside. If your tank is outside, it is likely hidden under a protective dome.  They usually look like a small, clear glass or plastic dome with a red floating disc inside.

Heating Oil Gauge Instructions

Now it’s time to get a heating oil tank gauge reading. When you look through the glass cover, the red disc floats at the level that matches how full the tank is. The markings are typically F for full, ¾, ½, ¼, and E for empty.

We suggest ordering oil when your gauge reads ¼, giving you ample time to contact us and reduce the risk of an emergency runout.

How Does Automatic Delivery Work?

If you’d rather take something off your plate, we offer automatic fuel delivery for our heating oil customers. With state-of-the-art degree day tracking, we create a custom fuel delivery schedule. You can skip the stress of manually ordering fuel and arranging your busy schedule around delivery dates.

Be sure to contact Brothers Oil if there are significant changes to your usage, such as new full-time household members or adding more square footage. This helps keep our calculations and your delivery schedule as accurate as possible.

Why Should I Sign Up?

• Total Convenience: You can count on our service team to deliver your fuel when you need it. Though it’s always good to check your gauge every so often, our efficient monitoring system will keep track of your fuel usage and schedule deliveries accordingly.
• Smarter Spending: More effective fill-ups scheduled by experts translate into more efficient fuel use, which means your annual energy costs could even go down.
• Improved Protection: Running out of heating oil can cause significant damage to your heating system and unnecessary safety risks. Customers who sign up for auto delivery minimize the likelihood of a no-fuel emergency.
• No additional costs: Some fuel providers charge an additional fee for auto delivery. At Brothers Oil, our automatic delivery services come at no extra cost.

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Emergency Services

If you happen to run out of fuel or into a heating system malfunction at any time of day or night, don’t panic. You can count on a qualified Brothers Mechanical technician to provide emergency services to your equipment and restore heat to your property. Please call us right away if you are experiencing a heating emergency.

Concerned About Costs? Help Is Available

If you need a new heating system but are concerned about the upfront cost, Brothers Mechanical offers convenient financing options to make your upgrade more affordable. With our financing, you can take advantage of potential benefits like no application fees, flexible monthly payments, payment calculated, and more.

We also understand that heating your home can be expensive and believe that our local communities shouldn’t have to go without heat due to unforeseen circumstances or temporary hardships. For these reasons, Brothers Oil provides our customers with resources for Connecticut energy assistance programs to make it easier to find the programs that can help ease the burden of these costs.

Keep Your Home Fueled with Brothers Oil

Ordering oil before your tank reads ¼ or signing up for automatic delivery, you can avoid the stress of an emergency runout and enjoy peace of mind all winter long. Our experienced team is dedicated to keeping Greater Hartford homeowners warm, safe, and stress-free all year long. Contact us for all of your heating needs.