New to heating oil

reeac

Re. measuring devices for oil tanks, I've had two different float style gauges and both failed after a couple of years so I use a dipstick made from a roofing tile lath which is marked with shallow saw cuts every 500 litres. My wife is a mathematician so she calculated the volume of oil as a function of depth, ignoring slight departures of the tank from the cylindrical shape. Except when almost empty or full it's a pretty straight line. I know people who have had those radio transmitting gauges which give a readout to a meter indoors but they're pretty crude displays ...nothing like as sensitive as my tile lath.

HappyMJ

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Also how good are the alarms for thefts or is there any security measures you can recommend? I've never used an alarm so can't really comment. But a simple way is to enclose the tank in a steel mesh cage - you can get them purpose designed for the job. The only thing to bear in mind with this - it does mean you need to be around to unlock it when the delivery arrives..

There's usually very little oil left just before a delivery so the cage can be left unlocked with a message left requesting the driver lock the cage behind them. Many oil thefts are from certain members of society following the oil truck around and stealing it straight after a delivery has been made.

SmartUser

If you are in the philly area there is a new company Staytoasty.com that allows you to book online. Really easy.

spannerzone

SmartUser wrote: »

If you are in the philly area there is a new company Staytoasty.com that allows you to book online. Really easy.

Doesn't look like they'll deliver to the United Kingdom unfortunately! :rotfl:

Ebe_Scrooge

SmartUser, I'm sure an oil company in Philadelphia will have very reasonable delivery rates to the UK. If they want to give me a quote, and can beat my local companies, please feel free to PM me :-) Oh, and I'm after heating oil, not spam, just to be clear.