What Is The Best Month To Buy Heating Oil?
Cape Cod residents and business owners know that come winter, their heating oil is put to good use in order to stay warm through the cold and, sometimes, bitter season. We naturally associate heating oil with the winter. However, it turns out that winter is not the best time to buy heating oil.
When Should I Buy Heating Oil?
Even though heating oil is used throughout the winter, you should not wait until winter to purchase it. In fact, the best time to purchase heating oil is in the spring and summer. Here’s why:
- If you wait until winter to order heating oil you could find yourself without heat during a bout of cold weather if there is a heating oil shortage or if your supplier is too busy fulfilling other orders to get to yours. Placing a heating oil order during spring or summer can give you peace of mind, as you know you are fully stocked for the upcoming winter months.
- As the demand for heating oil increases so does the price. So if everyone is in need of heating oil during the winter, you are going to end up paying more. Heating oil is cheapest during the spring and summer when there is less of a demand. Ordering during warm weather also helps you avoid paying anything extra for deliveries that you need immediately in order to stay warm.
- You of course want to make sure your oil tank is constantly full for heating purposes. You also want to make sure that your tank is full so that it can be in the best condition possible. Filling your tank in the summer can help with this. When a tank’s fuel is low, moisture from the air starts to land on the tank, which can form microorganisms that could lead to sediment and corrosion. This corrosion can eventually lead to rust and sediment can eventually lead to clogged fuel lines, both of which are harmful to an oil tank. These issues pose less risk when an oil tank is full.
Heating Oil Tank Maintenance
Keeping your heating oil tank full is incredibly important, but the maintenance doesn’t stop there. While the tanks last a long time, they don’t last forever and they do require servicing, especially if you notice any rust, weird smelling odors, dents, leaks, condensation or paint bubbles. But have no fear – Cape Cod Oil & Propane is equipped to handle nearly all heating oil tank repairs and we can also replace your heating oil tank if necessary.
Cape Cod Oil & Propane’s Heating Oil Services
Cape Coil Oil & Propane has been delivering heating oil to the Cape Cod community since 1974. Our team members pride themselves on being the most dependable heating oil delivery service in the area. Our services include:
- Repairs, maintenance and installation on heating oil tanks.
- Free automatic delivery services, a service where Cape Cod Oil & Propane monitors your fuel levels so that you don’t have to and delivers heating oil directly to you when you are in need.
- Payment and pricing programs including monthly budget planning, automatic payments, paperless billing and price cap protection.
- Installation, repairs and maintenance on oil-fired boilers and furnaces.
- Commercial heating oil.
If you are looking for reliable heating oil delivery and maintenance on the Cape look no further – contact Cape Cod Oil & Propane today!
