Fuel Oil News articles from July 2004

Fuel Oil News archives from July 2004

BHHC of Delaware Valley adds Philly Gold awards.(Dateline)(Better Home Heat Council )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Better Home Heat Council of Delaware Valley has added two more first-place awards for its current radio ad campaign. Two of the spots, titled "Disclaimer" and "Confessions," won the Philly Gold awards for best Regional/National...

Burnham hits the road with new Traveling Show.(Dateline)(Burnham Corp. Hydronics Div.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Burnham Hydrnics has created a way to pull all of its advantages into one room with the introduction of the Burnham Hydronics Traveling Show. Travel through the 40-foot by 40-foot display and the Burnham advantage is at your feet....

"Good Neighbor Award" recognises service.(Dateline)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Warm Thoughts Communications and Oilheating magazine are jointly launching a new program called the "Good Neighbor Award for Spectacular Service." It is designed to recognize the general outstanding level of service and dedication of oilheat...

Amthor Int. starts W.M. Amthor Trucking Co.(Dateline)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... In May, Amthor International announced that it will be starting to deliver all of their manufactured products through their newly formed trucking company, W.M. Amthor Incorporated. The new corporation is named after William Morrison Amthor, who...

Actaris electronic register earns Canadian approval.(Dateline)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Actaris Metering Systems has announced the release of its new electronic register, the E4000, in Canada. The E4000 has recently been approved by Measurement Canada. The E4000 is designed to automate, streamline and simplify fuel truck...

AMTROL upgrades coating on UG underground tanks.(Dateline)
July 1, 2004... AMTROL has provided a face-lift to the exterior surface of the underground UG series tank. The new coating system consists of a high build epoxy primer and urethane topcoat. The coating system is basically a plastic composite that encapsulates...

Calendar of events.(petroleum industry)(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... July 11-13 Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association Summer Conference. Grand Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Info: (717) 902-0210. August 24-25 Oilheat Visions Conference, sponsored by NORA, the United States...

Bradford white sponsoring Philadelphia AFL franchise.(Arena Football League)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Bradford White has stepped onto the field of professional football with a corporate sponsorship of the Philadelphia Soul, an expansion team this season in the Arena Football League. Bradford White is a sponsor throughout the 2004 season and was...

Enviro Clean moves into larger facility.(Enviro Clean Products and Services )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Enviro Clean Products and Services has moved into a larger facility, according to their president and founder, Ken Murphy. The new address is 110 Airport Way, Suite A, Wappingers Falls, New York, NY 12590. "In just eleven months after...

Kleinstiver institute to benefit education.(Louis V. Kleinstiver Institute)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The National Truck Equipment Association recently established The Louis V. Kleinstiver Institute. The institute is dedicated to promoting commercial truck and transportation safety through research, training and seminars, and will award...

Thomas E. Keen honored by OHIENY.(Oil Heat Institute of Eastern New York )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Oil Heat Institute of Eastern New York presented its sixth annual Upstate Person of the Year Award to Thomas E. Keen of Bigelow's Oil Service, Inc., Fort Edward, N.Y., during the association's annual membership meeting on June 9. The...

Good times.(Editor's Note)(Column)
July 1, 2004... I wonder how Marcus Dupree celebrated? You remember Marcus Dupree, don't you? The freshman running back at Oklahoma in 1982 who gained 955 yards and then capped the season with an MVP-earning 239 yards rushing against Arizona State in the...

"Oil Heat Cares" project gets nod from NAOHSM members.(News and Trends)
July 1, 2004... "This is a chance to do good--and do well." With those closing words from Dan Holohan, the new "Oil Heat Cares" project, the brainchild of Holohan and NAOHSM executive administrator Judy Garber, officially came into being. The site of...

Ohi of Long Island creates college program.(News and Trends)(Oil Heat Institute )
July 1, 2004... The Oil Heat Institute of Long Island has teamed with Suffolk County Community College to create a one-year certificate and two-year Associate's Degree in the installation, maintenance and repair of HVAC/R equipment. OHI will provide more...

AREE show termed "a great success".(News and Trends)(Atlantic Region Energy Expo)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Atlantic Region Energy Expo convention chairman Scott Majka has reported that AREE 2004, held from April 27-29, at the Trump Taj Mahal Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., was "a great success." "Nearly 5,000 petroleum marketing...

Forecast very sunny for AHR Expo in Orlando.(News and Trends)
July 1, 2004... With some six months still remaining before AHR Expo 2005 in at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 7-9, the show is already on pace to become one of the largest events in the 75-year history of the exposition. ...

FMANJ announces new board members.(News and Trends)(Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The membership of the Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey has approved the election of the following individuals to the association's board of trustees for a three-year term: * Ocean County: Jack Chadwick, Point Bay Fuel, Inc. *...

AMTROL, Adedge to offer arsenic-removal systems.(News and Trends)(Adedge Technologies Inc.)
July 1, 2004... AMTROL Inc., and Adedge Technologies Inc., have announced an agreement whereby AMTROL will provide arsenic-removal systems to the residential whole-house water treatment market. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that...

Kuwait Petroleum Corp. joins Sulphur Institute.(News and Trends)
July 1, 2004... Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, the state-owned entity charged with discovering, producing, refining, transporting and marketing that country's oil and gas reserves, has joined The Sulphur Institute to help develop new markets for the world's...

Liquid Controls completes efficient-lighting project.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Liquid Controls has announced the completion of an energy-efficient lighting project in its 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lake Bluff, Ill. Liquid Controls expects to save over 400,000 kilowatts hours annually and over 8 million...

Build With Oil program targets new home builders.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The builders market is an important one for oil dealers. Approximately 1.5 million single-family homes and 250,000 custom homes are built in the United States each year. Most use natural gas, propane or electric heat. Only 3 percent use...

DeanHouston named agency of record for Blackmer.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... DeanHouston, Inc., has been named agency of record for Grand Rapids, Mich. based Blackmer, a Dover Resources, Inc., company. The award follows a competitive procurement process that spanned a six-month period. DeanHouston will provide...

N.Y. Republicans favor tax break.(News and Trends)(New York )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... In May, the Republican members of the New York State Assembly called for the suspension of the 4.25 percent sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel form the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend to the end of the Labor Day weekend. Under the...

Niagara Energy signs agreement with Petrogas.(News and Trends)(Petrogas Marketing Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Niagara Energy, LLC, North Collins, N.Y., has entered into a facility management agreement with Houston-based Petrogas, Inc., and Petrogas parent company, Petrogas Marketing, Ltd., of Calgary, Alberta. The agreement grants Petrogas the...

Lochinvar Corp. rolls out Hot Water Solutions Tour.(News and Trends)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Lochinvar Corporation has hit the road with its Hot Water Solutions Tour. Beginning in the Southwest, Lochinvar is taking it to the streets in a new 27-foot demonstration van traveling across the United States promoting the energy efficiency...

Next generation takes over Inland Fuel.(News and Trends)(Inland Fuel Terminals, Santa Energy)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Inland Fuel Terminals, a division of Santa Energy, has announced Tom Santa's promotion to CEO. Santa, previously COO, takes over for John Santa, who is retiring after 40 years. John will remain as vice chairman of the board of directors. Tom's...

Step right up: "Under The Big Top" theme a hit as NAOHSM show dazzles Hartford.
July 1, 2004... The circus rolled into Hartford, Conn., from May 11-15, just the second time in over 40 years that the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers' annual Convention & Trade Show had been held in New England. (Was it coincidence or...

A better way: using fuel consumption to properly size heating equipment.
July 1, 2004... My company recently picked up a new customer with a large, expensive home. In his basement was a nine-year-old boiler that was as big as a truck. It had a rating of 360,000 BTUs and when it ran, it sounded like a locomotive. Our heat-loss...

Bock Water Heaters Celebrate 75 year.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Bock Water Heaters has been providing its customers with products of exceptional quality and lasting durability for 75 years. Its patented Turboflue, the industry's most advanced and efficient heat exchanger, minimizes heat loss, heats water...

PowerStor Series offers limited lifetime warranty.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Bradford White Corporation has announced that all PowerStor Series Single Wall and SS residential indirect water heaters now offer a limited lifetime tank and heat exchanger warranty. The new warranty policy also covers any residential...

Burnham Hydronics adds Alliance G line.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The Burnham Alliance G porcelain-lined indirect water heater is now available from Burnham Hydronics. These new water heaters are available in four sizes: 40-, 50-, 79- and 100-gallons. The Alliance G offers the longevity and...

ECR International Hotline indirect water heaters.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... ECR International's Hotline indirect water heater's innovative smooth-tube heating coil features widely spaced steel coils, center mounted and elevated several inches above the bottom of the tank. The coil and tank interior are porcelain-coated...

LP International PowerMate LE-1.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The PowerMate LE-1 acts as five machines in one: a power stair climber; tailgate lift; curb/dock leveler; motorized stacker; and handtruck. This combination allows the operator to power heavy loads off vehicles, over curbs, up stairs and onto...

AMTROL introduces top down series.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... AMTROL has introduced its new line of BoilerMate Top Down Series water heaters. The BoilerMate Top Down Series is designed with the heat exchanger mounted from the top of the tank, making installation and maintenance fast and easy. This line...

Heat-Flo indirects are easy to install.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Heat-Flo indirect water heaters are designed for easy installation and long life. Benefits to the installer and end user include all piping connections on top for a neat, easy installation; all stainless steel construction; very low heat loss;...

Lochinvar enhances Power-Fin offerings.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Lochinvar Corporation has enhanced the high-efficiency line of Power-Fin commercial water heaters and boilers for greater installation flexibility. All Power-Fin models feature digital temperature control, gasketless copper tube heat exchanger,...

New AMTROL line eliminates gases.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... AMTROL has introduced the Odor/Oxidizer, a revolutionary approach to eliminate hydrogen sulfide gas from the water. The design is available in five models with pressures to 75 psig, flows to 15 gpm and hydrogen sulfide removal up to 20 ppm. The...

Oil Miser on-demand hot-water heater.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Toyotomi U.S.A., Inc., has introduced its Oil Miser on demand hot water heater, which heats as much water as you need using No. 2 home-heating oil. Since the Oil Miser is on-demand, there is no costly storage of hot water when it is not needed....

Aero's aqua-air combo system.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Aero Environmental Ltd. has introduced a combination hot-water/central-air heating-and-cooling system. This combination begins with Aero's oil-fired water heaters. With computer-assisted design and high-output oil-burner efficiency, the water...

Grundfos HWR pumps keep water warm.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The new Hot Water Recirculation pumps from Grundfos Pumps Corporation constantly recirculate water in a continuous hot-water pipe loop through the water heater so there will he no wait for the water to warm up. The HWR pumps attach to the water...

Buderus S120 indirect hot-water heater.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The S120 hot-water storage tank from Buderus Hydronic Systems features a 32-gallon storage capacity, high-performance recovery rates, a Honeywell aquastat, magnesium-anode rod for tank protection and a limited lifetime warranty. Other standard...

Simple footprint for Delta Elite.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The Delta Elite combination heater from Triangle Tube delivers heat and hot water in a single, compact footprint. The Elite utilizes two separate water circuits, one dedicated to space heating and the other dedicated to the production of...

Super Stor Ultra from Heat Transfer.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Heat Transfer Products has introduced the new Super Stor Ultra indirect-fired water heater. The Ultra's enhance features and design provide the most advanced appliance available. The ultra-high output exchanger is engineered to accept a higher...

Watersoft line of filters and cartridges.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Amtrol, Inc., has introduced its WaterSoft line of filters and cartridges for water-treatment systems, including economical inline filters and stainless-steel housings. The WaterSoft line offers a broad range of cartridge styles and micron...

Toyotomi on-demand direct-vent water heater.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The Toyotomi OM-148 Oil Miser direct-vent water heater is said to eliminate hot water run-outs. It reportedly provides an endless supply of hot water on demand. The unit operates on regular home heating oil, with an 85-percent efficiency...

Viessmann Vitocell WHS in vertical or horizontal.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The Vitocell indirect water heaters from Viessmann Mfg. Co. are available in vertical or horizontal configuration. The vertical version offers four sizes with storage capacities to 120 gals., while the horizontal is available in a 42-and...

Nelson & Small markets Rinnai water heaters.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Nelson & Small markets Rinnai's Continuum commercial continuous-flow water heaters. These heaters feature internal and external versions, which deliver 15,000 to 180,000 Btuh capacity, or .5 to 8.5 gpm endless hot water. Units are powered by...

Quietside water heater also does space heating.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The QXM8 from Quietside features the ability to provide both water for space heating and also for on-demand domestic hot water. Both circuits are completely separate so no mixing of non-potable and potable water can occur. The units range in...

Noritz water heaters now available in U.S.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... Noritz, the world's largest manufacturer of tankless water heaters, now is marketing its diverse products in the United States. Offering a full line of water-heating products applicable to any water demand, whether it be single-usage or systems...

Maxi-Therm available in four different sizes.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The Maxi-Therm indirect water heater from Crown Boiler Co. is a porcelain-enamel tank and heat exchanger with a sacrificial anode for maximum corrosion protection. It includes a cleanout that permits inspection of the tank and coil. It also...

Mega-Stor line available in many sizes and styles.(Water heater roundup: a review of direct and indirect-fired units for domestic hot water)
July 1, 2004... The Mega-Stor line of stainless-steel indirect water heaters from Crown Boiler Co. offers a full range of sizes and styles. They are available from 26 to 119 gallons of storage. There is also a horizontal-style tank that can be used for...

On solid ground: simply testing to see if a fixture is well-grounded can prevent a lot of problems.
July 1, 2004... This article takes us back again to those great guys at B&B Mechanical. Since I included them in a recent article I've been overwhelmed by the response. I would like to personally thank all of you that have written and sent e-mails and...

A clarification.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2004... In the two-part article on oil tank installs there were several items that were not in fact part of the NFPA31-2001 Standard. Keep in mind that the NFPA Standard, as is the case with the Massachusetts Regulation, is a minimum for the correct...

Back in time: oil-burning parlour stoves harken back to heating's wood-burning age.
July 1, 2004... It is an image straight out of a Norman Rockwell painting: As snow gently cascades to the ground, a peek through the window shows a family happily snuggling around the old wood-burning stove, comfortably oblivious to the winter weather outside....

Estate planning.(Tax)
July 1, 2004... Let's face it, estate planning is death planning, not a fun task. Most of the calls I get from new clients are, "Irv, will you do my estate plan" calls. Some callers are as young as 35. About 90 percent are between 55 and 81. About three...

Jump in the pool.(Service)
July 1, 2004... Whew, can you believe this weather? After the winter we had in January we were all praying for summer. Well, its back! Not much in the way of degree days now and the little amount of fuel used for making hot water will not keep us very...