[twinmom]

We have an oil furnance, not looking to change systems as I hope to move out of this house soon, and have had the same oil company since we moved in. I have them come out and service the unit every year and we are on a monthly payment plan. We've never run out of oil and I'm pretty happy with that aspect, but the service calls leave a little to be desired. I won't mention the name of the company, but does anyone have any recommendations for someone they use and really like? I prefer if they have a monthly payment plan, I hate to write out those big checks.

[cityrose]

We have an oil furnance, not looking to change systems as I hope to move out of this house soon, and have had the same oil company since we moved in. I have them come out and service the unit every year and we are on a monthly payment plan. We've never run out of oil and I'm pretty happy with that aspect, but the service calls leave a little to be desired. I won't mention the name of the company, but does anyone have any recommendations for someone they use and really like? I prefer if they have a monthly payment plan, I hate to write out those big checks.

I have Leffler, and I've never had a problem with them.

http://www.lefflerenergy.com/home.cfm

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I have Leffler, and I've never had a problem with them.

http://www.lefflerenergy.com/home.cfm
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Likewise. I have Leffler. No complaints here.

[dowhatyoulike]

We have had Leffler for over 20 years. The service calls were getting too numerous, so in May 2007, I had them tear out my nearly 40 year old Weil McLain monstrosity and replaced it with a really nice, efficient Energy Kinetics System 2000. They also took out my old oil tank, and installed a new one. I had to get a chimney liner, apparently so little heat goes up the stack, it doesn't clear the condensation, and the chimney would otherwise be destroyed. The guys that were here did a great job. We have a summer/winter hook-up, so the furnace heats our hot water, too. Our heat is forced hot water thru baseboard radiators in a house with four zones. We get oil dropped four times a year, and pay on a monthly plan. In October, they couldn't even squeeze in 57 gallons. Our first year oil usage was 37% less than the previous year.

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[Wonder]

Howard E. Groff, Co.. We contracted with them up until this year.

Last month our heat cost us 84 dollars. Not bad, considering the projection this year was a 350 dollar budget with the furnace.

Geothermal.

[always_smiling]

We also use Leffler. This is our first year using them but so far no complaints. I like the payment plan. It seems much more manageable. Good luck finding a place.

[twinmom]

Actually, I called and the bill wasn't what I thought it was going to be. It was much lower. Then I had to have them out again and there was no charge. I think I jumped the gun a bit on this one. I will keep Leffler in mind if I ever am dissatisfied again. Thanks!

[Big Bad Wolf]

We also use Leffler. This is our first year using them but so far no complaints. I like the payment plan. It seems much more manageable. Good luck finding a place.

I shopped around with over 10 different oil companies. I do recall that Carlos Leffler was by far one of the highest per gallon. The cheapest that I found was Mellinger's Oil in Willow Street. They were nearly 30 cents cheaper than Leffler. This was back in the spring though. I am on a budget plan and pay $245/month. (they estimated last years useage which if you recall was a record high cost)

[twinmom]

I shopped around with over 10 different oil companies. I do recall that Carlos Leffler was by far one of the highest per gallon. The cheapest that I found was Mellinger's Oil in Willow Street. They were nearly 30 cents cheaper than Leffler. This was back in the spring though. I am on a budget plan and pay $245/month. (they estimated last years useage which if you recall was a record high cost)

Good gravy! Do you have a single, stand-alone home? We have a small row home and pay $61/month, for oil and once-a-year cleaning. One year they had us at $31, so I think the actual is probably around $45. This is only the 4th year for the budget plan for us. Even with planning, I hated the oil bill I inevitably got around Christmas. The low heating price is the one thing I really like about living here. I have noticed a difference in the amount of times the furnace kicks on depending on if the heat is set at 68 or 70. I wouldn't think that 2 degrees would make that much of a difference, but it does!

[Big Bad Wolf]

Good gravy! Do you have a single, stand-alone home? We have a small row home and pay $61/month, for oil and once-a-year cleaning. One year they had us at $31, so I think the actual is probably around $45. This is only the 4th year for the budget plan for us. Even with planning, I hated the oil bill I inevitably got around Christmas. The low heating price is the one thing I really like about living here. I have noticed a difference in the amount of times the furnace kicks on depending on if the heat is set at 68 or 70. I wouldn't think that 2 degrees would make that much of a difference, but it does!

I have a single family HUGE Victorian home-yes. The only reason that it's so high is because they estimated it off of last years useage and pricing which was through the roof if you recall. I had it filled 6 times and it averaged around $640 per filling. That comes to around $320/month. It's crazy-I know. I'm currently looking into converting to gas! LOL

Edited to add: I keep the thermostat at 67 when we're here and 64 when we aren't here.

This post has been edited by Big Bad Wolf: 07 December 2008 - 11:11 AM