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Preparing Your Home for Winter

Happy Thanksgiving! Though Halloween is over and the leaves have all fallen, fall is still here and with it comes plenty of time to prepare your home for the winter. If you haven’t started yet, these tips will help you get going. Check Your Home Comfort System It’s November now, so maybe you’ve had your […]

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Is it Time to Retire Your Furnace?

Low temperatures and a few too many snowstorms put your heating system to the test this past winter. If you think back on it, would you say that your furnace stood up to the challenge, or did it fall flat in the face of adversity? If your oil-fired furnace is over 12 years old and […]

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Measuring Water Heater Efficiency and Estimating Operating Cost

Did you know that in addition to delivering discount heating oil, Pay Less For Oil also offers HVAC services? Pay Less For Oil is a subsidiary of Fuel Services, Western Massachusetts’ and Northern Connecticut’s leading full-service home comfort provider. As a Pay Less For Oil customer, you have access to an experienced team of technicians […]

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Degree Days and Your Heating Bill

Winter is not what it used to be, and the numbers bear that out. In the energy business, companies actually measure the amount of cold weather that each year brings using the “heating degree days” metric, and degree day counts are trending lower as the intensity and consistency of winter cold decline. Heating Degree Days […]

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Put Programmable Thermostats to Work for You

  Programmable thermostats are one of the least expensive and simplest ways to conserve energy in your home year-round. Setting your thermostat around your family’s schedule will not only ensure your home is comfortable when occupied, but will save you money by helping you manage your energy use throughout the day. According to the U.S. […]

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