Have you ever wondered how much heating oil your home uses when you turn on the heat for a few hours? Have you ever wondered how it changes when you or your kids work from home? If so, you can easily estimate your heating oil usage by using our heating oil usage calculator below.

With a cost of energy crisis on our hands, we’re all looking for ways to save money on our heating oil, whether that’s at the point of purchase or whilst you’ve got the heating on. As the temperatures drop in the UK, we understand how vital it is keep your homes and businesses warm and comfortable, and we want nothing more than to help our customers secure the best heating oil prices and make their heating oil last longer. To help you get the most from your heating oil and make your home as energy efficient as possible, we've put together a guide on how to save on your heating oil bills and how to conserve heating oil with a range of energy-efficient suggestions.

If you are a homeowner or renter new to the world of home heating oil, the amount of information available when buying home heating oil can be staggering and leave you feeling overwhelmed. Our handy and easy-to-digest guide to buying home heating oil simplifies the buying process while offering you all the necessary information you need to make the best domestic heating oil decisions for you.

If your home relies on domestic heating oil or your business has commercial fuel tanks, you may be wondering what a bunded oil tank is and whether or not you need one. In this post, we're going to explain bunded oil tank regulations and the benefits they offer our heating oil users.

There is always a small risk of fuel products being stolen but with the recent hike in the price of heating oil and other fuels, there is a significant increase in the risk of theft. Whilst the theft of oil from tanks doesn’t occur regularly, it does happen. As tanks have the potential to store hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds worth of fuel, keeping your tank safe and reducing the risk of theft of your oil is an important exercise.

Red diesel prices can be subject to significant change, so it’s important to stay on top of what the prices are when you are buying. However, as red diesel is taxed differently from DERV, it can be more difficult to track its price.

If you’ve moved into a new house or have recently switched to using domestic heating oil, you’re probably brimming with questions regarding how to check home heating oil levels, how to know how much oil is left in your tank, or simply how often do you check it? There’s nothing worse than running out of heating oil, so implementing small oil maintenance habits regularly can save you money long-term and help you avoid an emergency phone call with your oil supplier and call with your heating engineer in case any damage has occurred to your boiler whilst firing up with no fuel. To ensure you’re always on top of your heating oil level, we’ve compiled a simple guide covering how to check your heating oil level and other questions.

Installing double-glazing in your home can be a great way of improving the energy efficiency of your property and can save you money on your energy bills year after year. Double glazing is very popular, with over 90% of homes in the UK fitted with double glazed windows. Additionally, the government approved funding in 2021 for £1.5M of investment to fit double glazing in 700 council homes. However, with initial set-up costs to consider, it can be difficult to determine whether double glazing is cost-effective and if double glazing is worth it for your family. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of double glazed windows and just how effective it actually is, just in time for you to make plans for heating your home for next winter.