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Time to order oil or wait?

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Dave_61
Dave_61 Member Posts: 318
in Oil Heating

I really don’t want to start a political debate. I have about 80 gallons of heating oil left in our 275 gallon tank. We usually turn on the heat the second week of October in W Mass. Oil is currently close to an all time high here.
That amount of oil would probably last us close to a month.
Do I wait to fill the tank or just rip off the bandaid and order in the next few weeks? Thanks.

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  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 18,062

    flip a coin?

    HVACNUTethicalpaul
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 7,526

    I’d get it now.
    winters coming

  • bmma
    bmma Member Posts: 43

    I'd get it now. I don't think the price is likely to come down anytime soon, and is more likely to continue rising.

    pecmsgHVACNUT
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 7,526

    if it does come down it’s a small percentage.

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 27,778

    We just filled ours…

    Or you could wait.

    Or you could go down to Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun and try your luck…

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    ChrisJethicalpaul
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,668
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/204868/time-to-order-oil-or-wait

    My wife and I were just talking about the same thing. If I knew the answer, I'd be a very wealthy man and be far too important and busy to answer you. But here I am. I'm down to about half a tank (130 gallons in a Roth 275) and thinking of filling it now even though I'd likely make it to December as is. The reason I'll fill up now is BECAUSE I can't see the future. So I'll live in the present. Personally, I don't see prices dropping anytime soon. I think we're in this for as long as Providence allows it.

    ChrisJ
  • Dave_61
    Dave_61 Member Posts: 318

    Yeah. I was kind of thinking the same thing. Will order in the next day or two. Thanks everyone.

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