Winter and the holiday season are nearly synonymous with each other. While this can certainly be a breathtaking time of the year given the snowy landscape and the bright, starry nights, there are also a number of challenges that you’ll invariably face. Whether commuting to your job, watching your favorite TV show at home or using your shovel to clear your walkway, there are a few safety tips that you should definitely keep in mind when the snow season hits. Click through to read more.
Natural Gas Versus Heating Oil For Heating Safety
Now that winter is here, many of the homes in the USA are utilizing their heating systems warmth. These heating systems utilize various fuel sources to produce heat. Homeowners in the north-eastern section of the United States mostly use two common fuels, which are heating oil and natural gas. The construction of pipelines to supply natural gas to homes has made this fuel accessible; and this causes many homeowners to reconsider whether they should change their fuel source from heating oil to natural gas. A major factor that influences this decision would be safety for the family and the neighborhood. This article will discuss fuel safety and its importance to homeowners. Click through to read more on this topic.
OPEC Decides To Reduce Crude Oil Production
If you use home heating oil to heat your home, then you know all about those fluctuating prices. It’s evident each and every time you fill up your oil tank. The price differences are quite obvious from one season to the next. This winter season, OPEC has decided to reduce production in order to boost those prices. Learn what you can do to keep your home heating costs affordable. Click through to find out more.
Common Issues With Your Oil Furnace
At this time of year, more homeowners have now turned on their furnaces due to colder temperatures outside. Especially mornings and evenings can get chilly in any regions of the country, and a well-functioning furnace is essential for keeping your home comfortable during this time of year. Furnaces that quit working are not uncommon after they’ve sat idle for months. In the following article, we will help you uncover the frequent causes of problems with your furnace. Click through to read more on this topic.
Home Heating Oil verses Natural Gas 2016-2017 Winter Outlook
Temps are dropping as winter gets closer and homeowners are trying to prepare. This is the time of year when most of us start weatherstripping the doorways, tuning up that old heating system, and sealing the windows. It is often challenging to know how to budget for the upcoming season for heating fuel costs. In this article we will be discussing some things homeowners should make themselves aware of about the coming winter season, especially if they depend on natural gas to heat their homes. Click through to read more on this topic.
Top 3 Tips That Homeowners Need To Know About Their Heating System
The fall to-do list usually includes tasks such as chimney sweeping, gutter cleaning and stacking away objects from the summer until the next season. Homeowners often forget to perform one of the most important tasks of them all: heating system maintenance. Homeowners can save themselves a lot of trouble by getting maintenance performed on their units before the time comes that they will rely on them the most. It just makes sense to add this activity to all the other pre-season tasks. This article covers the three most important aspects of preparing your heating system for winter. Click through to find out more.
How To Avoid Indoor Heat Stroke
While many people know the dangers associated with heat stroke, they mistakenly believe that it can only strike after excessive outdoor physical exertion on a hot day. This is false. Heat stroke can strike anywhere, even in the comfort of one’s own home. The elderly, the young, and the sick are most susceptible, but even healthy adults can get heat stroke indoors. Click through to learn what the symptoms are and what you can do to relieve these symptoms if you experience them.
The Importance Of Changing Out Your Air Filters
A study carried out by the EPA indicates that the indoor air is 70 percent more contaminated than the air we breath in the outdoors. Taking into consideration the fact that we spend over 90 percent of our time indoors, you can imagine how dangerous your indoor air quality can be. You run a risk of contracting diseases as a result of indoor air pollutants. Luckily, fixing this problem is as simple as changing your A/C air filters. This article provides information on the importance of regularly changing your air filters.
Summer Energy Saving Tips
Many people never think about their summer energy usage until that first summertime utility bill arrives. Who knew that warm weather could be so expensive, right? Those who gave no thought to it at first soon get the urge to cut back on all of the sneaky little energy vampires that siphon away the kilowatts even as they sweat out the hottest days of the year. Taming those monster utility bills is all about energy efficiency both great and small. This article covers some of the best ways that you can reduce your energy use during the summer while staying comfortable at the same time.
The Benefits Of Giving To Charity
Many of us have considered donating to charity but may have hesitated for one reason or another. Often we may not see the benefit of donating and especially in the tough economic climate of recent years, may have decided to hold on to our money to take care of ourselves and our families. However, failing to engage in charitable giving means we are missing out on tangible and intangible benefits. Charity Oil offers its community the opportunity to give to charity through your heating oil purchase. Learn more…