How to Keep Your Home Comfortable During the Holidays
In the winter, your home heating system does two important jobs – keeping you comfortable when you’re home and keeping your home safe when you aren’t. No one wants to come home to frozen pipes, whether it’s an unexpected cold snap while you’re at a holiday party that ran long or when you come back […]
Signs Your Oil Boiler Needs Servicing or Replacing
Your home’s heat begins with the oil burner. Without it, your water boiler won’t produce hot water, and the furnace won’t supply hot air for your home. Regular maintenance can help extend the life and efficiency of your boiler. Whether that includes basic maintenance you can do yourself or scheduling a professional, every bit helps. […]
Carbon Monoxide Safety Reminders for Heating Season
Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as “the silent killer”. This colorless, odorless gas can build up in your home without your knowledge. It can make you sick – or worse – before you’re even aware it’s there. November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month, and the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA) wants you to know […]
Gas Heat vs. Oil Heat
Autumn is here, and the cold weather looms in the not-too-distant future. It’s a good time to get a jump on making sure that you and yours stay toasty warm through the cold months ahead. Which does a better and more efficient job, gas heat or oil heat? First, let’s start with an essential definition. […]
The Best Way to Get Clean Air in Your Home
Good quality indoor air is always important, but it’s even more crucial as the weather starts to turn cold in the fall because people spend more time indoors. Windows are more likely to be closed, impacting ventilation. Fortunately, options exist for improving indoor air quality, including air purifiers.
Why It’s Important to Have Your Boilers Cleaned Seasonally
As the weather starts to turn crisp and cooler, Long Island homeowners perform annual activities like fall clean-ups, getting out winter clothing, prepping their gardens for next year, etc., but having their boilers cleaned is equally important. Hopefully, annual HVAC maintenance is already part of your routine. Not sure if you have a boiler? Or […]
Is Summer the Best Time to Schedule Your Heating Oil Delivery?
As the heat of summer arrives on Long Island, the thought of heating oil is far from the minds of many, but the economical often say it’s the best time to buy it. Does this folk wisdom still hold true, or have market fluctuations changed the equation? Let’s break it down a bit. What Month […]
How Summer Weather Affects Your HVAC System
We’ll soon be working our HVAC systems extra hard to keep us cool during the Dog Days of Summer. The “Dog Days” is actually an ancient reference tied to the coincidental sunrise rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. While the star doesn’t have an actual effect on our temperature, its appearance in our morning skies […]
Should You Keep Your Oil Tank Full in the Summer?
There’s a lot of uncertainty out there lately regarding the prices of a great number of things. With increasing inflation, prices going up at the pump, and rising energy costs, homeowners are looking for ways to save what they can, especially on Long Island, where things are already pretty expensive. In fact, this year, heating […]
What is COD Oil Delivery?
Call on Demand, or COD, oil delivery is a service to supply heating oil to your home. It works on a “request as needed” approach instead of an automatic delivery setup.Nob: GYMNASIUM – HOW TO GET A PERFECT BODY – FITNESS TIPS FOR MEN – GERRAD BOHL – CONSIGLI PER UN CORPO PERFETTO buying deca […]