Fuel Oil News articles from August 2002

Fuel Oil News archives from August 2002

Former NACS leader guilty of check-kiting. (Featured News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Steve Visocan, who in late June resigned as chairman-elect of the National Association of Convenience Stores, has pleaded guilty to running a nearly $1-million check-kiting scheme between banks in Helena and Great Falls, Mont., the Associated...

NORA annual report reviews its first year. (Featured News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... "In the one year that we have been in business, we have made great strides in each of the operational areas that NORA is responsible for. The finances are healthy and have met or exceeded expectations to date." This is how John Huber,...

RPA Conference and REX another success. (Featured News).(Radiant Panel Association Annual Conference and Radiant Expo)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Despite the lingering effects of 9/11 on travel and the boycotts of Cincinnati over racial issues, the Radiant Panel Assn.'s Annual Conference and Radiant Expo was well-attended, according to Lawrence Drake, RPA executive director. More than...

Reichard is upstate N.Y. man of the year. (Featured News).(Fourth annual recipient of the Upstate Oilman of the Year award presented by the Oil Heat Institute of Eastern New York)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... John Reichard of Hastings & Co., Troy, N.Y., is the fourth annual recipient of the Upstate Oilman of the Year award presented by the Oil Heat Institute of Eastern New York. The award was established to identify and honor people who have "truly...

New Hampshire exec says Jury still out on NORA ads. (Featured News).(Bob Garside, president of the Better Home Heat Council of New Hampshire)(comments on National Oiheat Reseach Alliance ad campaign)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The jury is still out on the first phase of the NORA advertising campaign, according to Bob Garside, president of the Better Home Heat Council of New Hampshire. He notes that there is mixed emotion in the industry on whether they have hit the...

ECR recalls 8,000 gas boilers. (Featured News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ECR International is recalling about 8,000 gas boilers because they can produce too much carbon monoxide. The recalled boilers have the Dunkirk, Sears Kenmore, Bryant, Carrier, Payne, Lennox and Pennco brand names. The boilers were installed...

R.E. Michel buys Hart Geer Co. (Featured News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The R.E. Michel Co. has purchased the significant assets of Hart-Geer, a division of Armstrong Distributors. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., Hart-Geer has additional sales locations in Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery, Ala., and Pensacola,...

Calendar of Events.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... August 18-20 National Oilheat Research Alliance/Petroleum Marketers Assn. of America/New England Fuel Institute/Brookhaven National Laboratory. Oil Heat Visions Conference. Marriott Hotel, Providence, R.I. Info: (703) 519-4204. ...

Air-conditioning sales rise in May. (Featured News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Combined United States factory shipments of 847,716 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for May continued to rise with a 9-percent increase compared to shipments from the same month last year, according to ART statistics. Heat...

Fuel Price Index for August 2002.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... FUEL PRICE INDEX FOR AUGUST 2002 CURRENT CHANGE FROM CHANGE FROM CASH/SPOT PRICES (DAILY AVERAGE) PRICE LAST MONTH LAST YEAR UNLEADED GASOLINE .7410 +.0400 ...

Where have all the heroes gone? (Editor's Note).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The recent news about former NAGS chairman-elect Steve Visocan, who pleaded guilty in June to a million-dollar check-kiting scheme, underscores what many see as moral decay in our society. Open a newspaper on any given day and you're likely to...

Surprises abound in study of world boiler markets. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... BSRIA, a British market-research firm, has published its first-ever studies on the world markets for domestic boilers, water heaters and residential air conditioning. The boiler study reveals a number of surprises: * South Korea is the...

GE Specialty Materials acquires BetzDearborn. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... GE Specialty Materials, a unit of General Electric Co., recently announced the acquisition of the water-treatment, industrial-process and fuel-additives business of BetzDearborn. The move launches GE into a new business segment and adds $1...

Sentry names winner of vacation drawing. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sentry Metering Systems has drawn the winning ticket from the drawing held at the Atlantic Region Energy Expo in April 2002. Lisa Leister of Baltimore County Petroleum Service, a division of Southern States Cooperative, was the winner. Leister...

Canadian Hydronics Conference scheduled. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Hydronics Marketing Group, in conjunction with the Canadian Oil Heat Association, has announced the second bi-annual Great Lakes Hydronic Conference, to be held April 23 and 24, 2003, at the Toronto Airport Regal Constellation Hotel. ...

Bacharach signs agreement with Analytical Index. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Bacharach, Inc. has signed an exclusive agreement with Analytical Index Technologies, an Abilene, Texas-based company that specializes in the design and development of refrigerant liquid analyzers. The agreement enables Bacharach to manufacture...

NFPA to hold "Train the Trainer" programs. (News and Trends).(National Fluid Power Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NFPA has announced it will hold a series of "Train the Trainer" programs for the 2001 edition of NFPA 58, Liquified Petroleum Gas Code, during August and September. Funded by a grant from the Propane Education & Research Council, the one-day...

COHA members have "what it takes to Deliver the Goods". (News and Trends).(Canadian Oil Heat Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... For the second year in a row, the Canadian Oil Heat Association has honored the people and companies within the oil industry who are committed to "Delivering the Goods." The awards were presented at Oilheat 2002 in Quebec City, Quebec, June...

Gray, Gray & Gray publishes Oil Heat Survey. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... It was a tough season in the oil business. That's the message that comes through clearly in the results of the 11th annual Oil Heat Industry Survey conducted by Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP Certified Public Accountants, Westwood, Mass. Over 5,000...

ASHRAE and NFPA to partner on energy code. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... NFPA and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers have announced an agreement to partner on an energy code. The code will incorporate ASHRAE's widely used energy standards, Standard 90.1 and Standard 90.2,...

Excitement builds for ISH North America. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Plumbing-heating-cooling contractors are excited about an unprecedented opportunity to see the latest products and technologies debuting at the ISH-North America trade show Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the National Trade Centre in Toronto. Members of...

General Utilities names Serviceman of the Year. (News and Trends).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... General Utilities of Plainview, N.Y. recently named its Serviceman of the Year recipients for 2002. There were three Serviceman of the Year awards, with a tie for third place so that four men were honored, plus a Rookie of the Year award....

Oil Heat Training Directory: Ninth Annual Listing of Industry Educational Offerings.
August 1, 2002... ADAMSON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY 13200 Ramblewood Dr. Chester, VA 23836 Phone: (800) 525-7703 Fax: (804) 796-2076 E-mail: Stephen@adamsontank.com Cantact: Stephen Wegmann Topics covered: Fuel storage Type offered: Class...

Oil spills & overfills: oil spills and overfills are costly and detrimental to the image of the heating oil industry.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Have you ever had to deal with a fuel oil odor in a home as a result of a fuel oil leak? Have you ever had an overfill or mis-delivery? Have you ever thought about how much time and money you spent trying to remedy these situations? Regulatory...

Chemical Buyer's Guide: A Directory of Additive Manufacturers.
August 1, 2002... ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INT. P.O. Box 707, Oak Park, IL 60303 Phone: (708) 524-1880 Fax: (708) 524-2015 E-mail: info@ati-intl.com Contact: William Begani Products: Fuel additives for heating oil, diesel, gasoline and...

Diesel-fuel stability: a diesel-fuel additive must address the degradation process of today's distillate.
August 1, 2002... Because today's distillate (diesel and fuel oils) are predominantly catalytically cracked using very high pressures and very high temperatures, the molecules of crude oil (a mixture of chemical compounds) are actually broken down and split...

Oil nozzle clogging, Part 1. (Operations).(hvac services)
August 1, 2002... All service technicians have experienced their share of service problems that have been traced back to the problem of clogged oil burner nozzles. Although the vast majority of the nozzles manufactured run successfully for a full season and...

Tricks of the trade. (Service).(hvac service)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Over the years I have seen many a condensate unit and boiler-feed unit installation on a two-pipe steam heating system. Most of them are piped correctly, but some pose a real problem. The ideal installation is shown in Example 1. As you can...