Heating Oil Price Rocketing
Discussion
regardless of a few pence here or there i think everyone would be well advised to keep fully topped up way before even the clocks go back.
o/t but related, I bought two 1 ton bags of logs this week - because i suspect they will sky rocket and be in short supply come winter. When they delivered them (30'c outside) - i joked that i was prepping for winter - he said he's already seen a big uptick in orders and they run out of logs last winter.
o/t but related, I bought two 1 ton bags of logs this week - because i suspect they will sky rocket and be in short supply come winter. When they delivered them (30'c outside) - i joked that i was prepping for winter - he said he's already seen a big uptick in orders and they run out of logs last winter.
essayer said:
After the delivery our boiler has sprung a leak 
Seems to be the flexi from the supply to the burner. Luckily I spotted it. Maybe the extra pressure from the top up made it let go.
Change the flexi to the green hose type if you can, I changed a flexi myself a few months backs and it’s not too difficult to do but had them changed at the service to the never leak type. How true that is mind I don’t know!Seems to be the flexi from the supply to the burner. Luckily I spotted it. Maybe the extra pressure from the top up made it let go.
eliot said:
regardless of a few pence here or there i think everyone would be well advised to keep fully topped up way before even the clocks go back.
o/t but related, I bought two 1 ton bags of logs this week - because i suspect they will sky rocket and be in short supply come winter. When they delivered them (30'c outside) - i joked that i was prepping for winter - he said he's already seen a big uptick in orders and they run out of logs last winter.
I had a tipper load (3 m3 I think it was) delivered in May as I figured demand / prices would be higher later this year. Went for part-seasoned as we weren't completely empty, so they have at least six to nine months to get under 20%.o/t but related, I bought two 1 ton bags of logs this week - because i suspect they will sky rocket and be in short supply come winter. When they delivered them (30'c outside) - i joked that i was prepping for winter - he said he's already seen a big uptick in orders and they run out of logs last winter.
I thought paying 60ppl for our last oil fill earlier this year was bad but I can see the next one really stinging.
eliot said:
regardless of a few pence here or there i think everyone would be well advised to keep fully topped up way before even the clocks go back.
o/t but related, I bought two 1 ton bags of logs this week - because i suspect they will sky rocket and be in short supply come winter. When they delivered them (30'c outside) - i joked that i was prepping for winter - he said he's already seen a big uptick in orders and they run out of logs last winter.
I feel you might be right, I had a look the other day at the forecast for crude price over the next 12 months and there was no feeling that it would be coming down anytime before the nd of the year.o/t but related, I bought two 1 ton bags of logs this week - because i suspect they will sky rocket and be in short supply come winter. When they delivered them (30'c outside) - i joked that i was prepping for winter - he said he's already seen a big uptick in orders and they run out of logs last winter.
Trouble is if you top up you've got £2.5k sat there for someone to nick or a tank failure etc.
Gooose said:
essayer said:
After the delivery our boiler has sprung a leak
Seems to be the flexi from the supply to the burner. Luckily I spotted it. Maybe the extra pressure from the top up made it let go.
Change the flexi to the green hose type if you can, I changed a flexi myself a few months backs and it’s not too difficult to do but had them changed at the service to the never leak type. How true that is mind I don’t know!Seems to be the flexi from the supply to the burner. Luckily I spotted it. Maybe the extra pressure from the top up made it let go.
The_Doc said:
PushedDover said:
Village co-op in the Yorkshire hills, 80p litre order just placed
Do you know who the supplier is for that? Maybe they'd come over to me? It's a very good price if it includes VAT. ” Order with JOE energy at 80.00ppl +VAT, plus 1ppl for the AGA additive for those who require it.”
Thank you.
Website says they are Gloucester based and supply the villages around Cheltenham.....
Quite what they are doing with an oil club order in Yorkshire I do not know.
The strange world of oil supply continues to baffle me.
Anyhow, the general picture is reducing prices, so I might just ring my local team and chat to them.
My boiler is off and I am currently 1600km away, so it's been deprioritised
Website says they are Gloucester based and supply the villages around Cheltenham.....
Quite what they are doing with an oil club order in Yorkshire I do not know.
The strange world of oil supply continues to baffle me.
Anyhow, the general picture is reducing prices, so I might just ring my local team and chat to them.
My boiler is off and I am currently 1600km away, so it's been deprioritised
The_Doc said:
Thank you.
Website says they are Gloucester based and supply the villages around Cheltenham.....
Quite what they are doing with an oil club order in Yorkshire I do not know.
The strange world of oil supply continues to baffle me.
Anyhow, the general picture is reducing prices, so I might just ring my local team and chat to them.
My boiler is off and I am currently 1600km away, so it's been deprioritised
Look again, Joe energy are not just based in Gloucester. Website says they are Gloucester based and supply the villages around Cheltenham.....
Quite what they are doing with an oil club order in Yorkshire I do not know.
The strange world of oil supply continues to baffle me.
Anyhow, the general picture is reducing prices, so I might just ring my local team and chat to them.
My boiler is off and I am currently 1600km away, so it's been deprioritised
Ordered 1000 litres of kerosene from local supplier £887.50 all in. North Cumbria.
Comparison quotes from HomeF: £960
and BoilerJ: £980.
My delivery is in 4 days. That's the third time the local firm has been at least 8% cheaper.
The game is over for me, the 3rd party broker websites appear to be for the lazy or beginner.
Find a local supplier, who's delivery (diesel) costs will be lower, and who will already be driving to your postcode soonish, and stick with them.
Comparison quotes from HomeF: £960
and BoilerJ: £980.
My delivery is in 4 days. That's the third time the local firm has been at least 8% cheaper.
The game is over for me, the 3rd party broker websites appear to be for the lazy or beginner.
Find a local supplier, who's delivery (diesel) costs will be lower, and who will already be driving to your postcode soonish, and stick with them.
Untill you find that they are not, then you will be on here spouting profiteering and why you cannot fathom a local supplier is cheaper going through an intermediary, even if it's the same supplier turning up.
My advice since day 1, just sign up to a local supplier (not a major corporate) and take their automatic delivery service. Pay s/o if needs be.
My advice since day 1, just sign up to a local supplier (not a major corporate) and take their automatic delivery service. Pay s/o if needs be.
hed about in February look like a bargain!Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff