Keep up to date on all the services, advice and insight that FSi Oil and Propane has to offer the Greater Springfield, MA, area concerning home heating oil, propane and home comfort services, including heating and cooling systems, plumbing and more. We strive to keep you informed and safe all year. These articles will help keep you and your family ahead of the energy industry curve.
Winter is in full swing here in Western Massachusetts, and although we’ve had a mild go of it so far in 2020, we all know that there will be a time when managing our heating oil or propane deliveries will become one more thing on our ever-growing to-do list. That’s why it’s important to take […]
Clean drinking water is critical to your health for so many reasons – but how can you make sure you’re getting the cleanest water possible from your taps and pitchers? The easiest and most effective way to do it might be to install a reverse osmosis drinking water system. 3 Benefits of Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water […]
Can you believe it’s 2020? We can’t either! But ready or not, a new decade has dawned here in Massachusetts (and everywhere else) – which makes now the perfect time to talk about what you’re going to do to save money, make your life easier, and keep your family comfortable in the months (years? decades?) ahead. […]
When you think of home comfort systems that labor to keep you comfortable during the winter months, your furnace or boiler probably jumps right to the top of your mental list. Well, don’t forget your water heater, either. Your water heater has to work overtime during winter to make sure that hot water is available […]
Annual maintenance is one of the most important investments you can make for your home heating system – not just because it keeps your equipment running at peak efficiency, but because it helps keep it running reliably throughout the frigid Massachusetts winter. One of the best ways to ensure you get that annual maintenance is by […]
Frozen water pipes in your home can be a problematic, or even disastrous, winter problem here in New England: a simple 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can release 250 gallons of water per day – about enough to fill about three average-sized bathtubs. That’s enough water to cause serious damage, both cosmetic and structural, to […]
Winter can be hard on families in New England, especially those that are struggling to make ends meet. The good news is that there is help available if you need temporary relief from the cost of your heating oil and propane deliveries – thanks to LIHEAP. Here are some common questions about LIHEAP services – if […]
You wouldn’t leave a window open for hours in the middle of winter with your furnace or boiler pumping out BTUs, would you? Well, that’s basically what you’re doing if you don’t weatherize your home. The average American home leaks an amount of air equal to a nearly four square-foot hole in an exterior wall through […]
We see it every year: someone’s well-intentioned kitchen helper accidently pours grease from that delicious holiday roast down the drain – and 24 hours later, you’re stuck with a sink full of dirty dishwater that just won’t go down. The holidays are famous for plumbing disasters – whether they happen in the sink, the garbage disposal, […]
Managing the temperature of your home with a programmable thermostat is one of the easiest ways to save 10 percent or more on your energy costs – a big reason why we strongly recommend that you invest in one if you don’t have a unit installed already (better yet, invest in a Wi-Fi thermostat, which allows […]
