Winter: For Reals

2015-01-04 Winter

Today is sort of messy, but we’re about to have a blast of real winter. The local forecast calls for lows close to zero on Wednesday night of this week. Highs on Thursday are only expected to make it up to the teens. That’s some seriously cold weather for Greater Hartford. Take a minute to make sure your home is ready. Check your heating oil level and call for a fill up if needed. Double

Looks Like We May Have an Oil Tank Here

Oil Fill Line

Once upon a time, burying the tanks that held home heating oil was a standard practice. Nowadays we put them in the basement. Mortgage companies don’t like there to be in-ground tanks at the homes they lend on because they worry about an unbounded environment liability. If there turns out to be a problem with the buried tank, then the owner has to deal with it. And if the owner walks away from the home,