Prepare Your Home For Fall Now!

Yes, we know it’s July, but fall is only two months away. And though it may not feel very autumnal right now, it’s the perfect time to prepare your home — and your heating system — for the cold weather to come. 

Here are three steps we recommend that you take before the heating season begins:

1. Schedule a heating oil delivery soon: Calling Best Price Oil to top off your tank before the heating season starts ensures that you’ll have all the fuel you need should we experience a surprise cold snap in early fall. Plus, ordering your home heating oil now could help you save money since fuel prices are historically lower during the summer than during the fall and winter.
2. Seal doors and windows: Check for air leaks and drafts around your doors and windows, and seal these areas with weatherstripping, caulk, and insulating window film, which you can buy at your local hardware store. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), by air sealing your home and adding insulation in attics, floors over crawl spaces, and basements, homeowners can save an average of 11% on total energy costs.
3. Schedule a tune-up: If you did not schedule your tune-up this past spring, it’s important to do it now, before the fall begins. Our sister company, SOC Energy/Service Oil Co., can do this for you — give them a call at 717-564-1657! A tuned-up boiler or furnace will be a mean, clean, green heating machine when the heating season rolls around. In addition, calling in July for your tune-up means you’ll beat the rush starting next month when everyone and their brother will call for theirs!

At Best Price Oil Co., we understand how cold Harrisburg area winters can be, and as Pennsylvania’s own Benjamin Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”