Keep snug and warm by ensuring you’ve oil and fuel stockpiled
January is the month when we take stock and look forward to the year ahead, but it’s also a month of low temperatures. Most people get their oil and fuel in at the end of autumn, so this is an ideal time to check your oil tank to ensure you have enough to get you through the cold days ahead.
This is a job we are all think of at this time of the year but many of us forget to check and that can prove costly.
Few people have escaped the dreaded empty tank syndrome, meaning a charge being incurred to clear the line when the oil runs dry.
Here in Co Wexford most homes are heated with oil due to the lack of natural gas availability in huge swathes of the county.
Thankfully there are numerous oil companies who offer competitive prices and can arrive at your door and deliver 250 litres, 500 litres or 1000 litres of oil for you to keep yourself and your family snug and warm throughout the rest of January and into February, March, April and May.
In recent years there have been all kinds of developments to ensure that the cost of heating your home can stay at manageable levels. Okay, so it can still represent a significant outlay, but the fact is that with houses becoming more energy efficient all the time and developments in insulation and double glazing ensuring the heat will stay firmly trapped inside your home and keep you nice and toasty.
The Irish winter is long and we all need to find ways to keep ourselves active, entertained and warm. The reality of our wet, often cold winters, means many people don’t want to stir outside.
For some, including mothers to babies and toddlers, people who are sick or in recovery, the heating should be on for several hours a day, from taking the chill out of the house first thing in the morning to ensuring the place is sung and cosy into the evening.
Apart from staving off the cold, there’s something wonderful about a roaring fire, a cup of tea and your favourite shows on the box that just about makes winter bearable.
So don’t hesitate pick up the phone and call your local oil company and get in plenty of fuel today!