Business & Commercial
How Automatic Delivery Works for Heating Oil
Written by Davenport Energy Automatic Delivery means nobody at your house has to watch a gauge or remember to call in January. We work out when you are due from what you have actually burned, and we come before you get low. What we are actually doing Every delivery we...
How Much Heating Oil Does a Virginia Home Use in a Winter?
Written by Davenport Energy Most Virginia homes that heat with oil go through somewhere between 600 and 1,200 gallons in a winter. That is a wide range on purpose, because the house matters more than the thermostat. A realistic range for a Virginia winter On a cold day a typical...
What Size Is Your Heating Oil Tank?
Written by Davenport Energy Nearly every oil heated house in Virginia has one of two tank sizes, and knowing which one you have changes what a gauge reading means, how often you need a delivery, and how much a fill costs. The two sizes you are most likely to have...
How to Read Your Heating Oil Tank Gauge
Written by Davenport Energy A heating oil gauge does not read in gallons. It reads in fractions, and that one fact is behind most of the surprise run-outs we get called about. Here is how to read yours, and what the number means for how long you have. Where the...
Home Heating Oil: The Complete Guide for Virginia Homeowners
Written by Davenport Energy This guide covers home heating oil from the ground up: what it is, how it reaches your tank, how much a Virginia home goes through in a winter, what the tank itself needs from you, and what to do when something goes wrong. It is written...
How to Read Your Propane Tank Gauge and Know When to Order
Quick answer: To read your propane tank gauge, lift the dome lid and look at the round dial underneath, where the needle shows how full the tank is as a percentage of its capacity rather than how many gallons remain. Order more propane once that needle reaches 30 percent, which...