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How to Prevent Running Out of Fuel

(Little Changes in Usage Can Affect Your Delivery Needs!)

Because of the trust our Automatic Delivery customers place in us, one of the worst things we can imagine is any of them running out of fuel! (Everyone has their nightmares… this is ours!) Yet it happens.

Surprisingly enough, severe cold is rarely, if ever, the cause! We schedule automatic deliveries based on both of the following criteria:

  • Outdoor temperature, using the industry standard “degree-day” system. (This system does not factor in wind chill.)
  • Your actual household consumption history. (Three deliveries is usually enough to establish a consumption pattern.)

While we admit that we are not immune to mistakes, what we almost always discover, as we work with the customer to solve a problem, is that something else has caused household consumption to change.

Changes in our patterns of fuel consumption can occur without us even realizing it. In fact, dozens of things can cause us to turn up our thermostats more that we normally would:

  • a new baby
  • frequent company
  • older persons visiting or living with us
  • illness
  • newly-finished basements and additions to our homes
  • decreased use of wood stoves, space heaters, and fireplaces;
  • a furnace that needs a tune-up

The list goes on...

When any of these sorts of changes take place, or you just feel like you are reaching for the thermostat more than usual, give us a call. We’ll help recalculate your usage, or schedule a service call to check your heating system.

Another reason customers run out of fuel during snowy weather is impassable private roads and driveways. Customers can help us by making sure our delivery trucks can reach their tanks.

You are important to us and we will do everything we can to ensure your comfort year-round! Please call us… we’re here to serve you!

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