Common misconceptions have circulated over the years about the best ways to heat your home. They are well-intentioned but often not well-researched. These heating myths can lead people to use inefficient heating practices that result in higher bills. It’s important to understand the differences between fact and fiction when it comes to home heating. 1. Shutting HVAC Vents in Unused Rooms Saves Energy Many people believe that shutting vents in unused rooms will help reduce […]

Whether times are tight or not, it’s always good to check in on how much we’re spending on essentials each month to make sure we’re managing our homes efficiently and with care. One of the most essential resources in our home is heating oil. What makes it even more important to be aware of our heating oil costs is how much more we have to use during the colder months of the year. To help […]

There are so many chores to be done around the house in the winter. With a long to-do list, it’s easy for out-of-sight, out-of-mind tasks to slip through the cracks. Checking your oil tank gauge is easy to forget until you run out of heating oil in the middle of a Long Island winter. What happens to your furnace when you run out of oil, and what should you do when it does?

Now that we’re firmly in the middle of winter, many of us are finding ourselves very thankful for our home heating. And this winter may be one that we’re grateful for our home heating in particular as we are likely looking at below-average temperatures compared to recent years despite the possibility of less snowfall. This is a result of La Niña conditions which often create colder weather in the northeast. Knowing we’re going to be […]