When it comes to reliable heating oil delivery to your New Jersey home, there is really only one choice: Fredericks Fuel. But when it comes to how to actually deliver that heating oil, you actually have two choices: automatic heating oil delivery and will call service. Here is a look at the pros and cons of each.

Automatic heating oil delivery

How it works

With automatic heating oil delivery, we estimate how much fuel your home will use based on your past use and how cold it is outside (using “degree days” – more on that in a future blog!). Your Fredericks delivery crew will arrive when your tank gets to be one-quarter full.

Pros

• No tank watching
• No runouts* or restarts
• No need to call for or schedule a delivery
• Priority service in periods of high demand

Cons

• You rely on us to schedule your deliveries rather than managing the process yourself (many would consider this a “pro”!)
• *If you make a significant change in your home or lifestyle (build an addition to your home, add a new family member who needs additional heat on in the house, etc.) without letting us know, our estimates might be off, resulting in a runout.

Will Call

How it works

With will call service, you keep track of your fuel levels and order heating oil when you are ready for a delivery.

Pros

• Complete control over the monitoring and delivery call-in schedule for your heating oil deliveries.

Cons

• A 48-hour notice is needed for a delivery request – more is suggested during a storm or cold snap (a good rule of thumb is to call when the level of your tank reads about one-quarter full).
• Fredericks is not responsible for run-outs if you do not provide enough notice for delivery. In some cases, we can make a same-day emergency heating oil delivery if you have a run-out or if you are close to running out, but extra charges may apply.

As you can see, automatic heating oil delivery has some significant advantages over will call – a big reason why most of our customers take advantage of this convenient Fredericks Fuel service.

But if you prefer to watch the fuel level of their storage tank, that’s no problem – with our large fleet of trucks, we can get fuel quickly and reliably when other suppliers in our Northern NJ service area can’t!

For reliable heating oil deliveries in Vernon, West Milford, Sparta, and communities throughout Sussex County, NJ., no one beats the pros at Fredericks Fuel. To become a Fredericks customer – or to switch from will call to automatic heating oil delivery – contact us today!