Now That Heating Oil is $6.00/gal in New England, How Many People Are Changing Over to Wood Pellets?

ORD was $6.25 and HHO was $4.99 on Monday.
ORD was $6.25 and HHO was $5.25 today.
I really don't recall a time where ORD was cheaper than HHO. Not here. I do remember it being cheaper than gasoline though. (around 2004 iirc)
I'm one town over from New Bedford, Ma that has a fairly large supply of exempt from sales tax diesel.

 

No matter how you cut it, it's still too much. Just finished bringing in first cut hay today, All that is left is loading a couple semi trailers with the round bales tomorrow. I had to raise my per round bale price by 33% over last year to cover the fuel and fertilizer and make a small amount of profit, about enough for a skid of wood pellets, give or take. Sure is an expensive hobby but it keeps me outta my wife's hair. Speaking of pellet stoves, I need to replace a couple sections of vent pipe, that are rusting away from roasting corn. Bet that stuff went way up as well.

 

Corn is more corrosive on the venting than wood pellets so checkout the Multi-Fuel venting.

 

Just bought some “mogas” from the local airport 6.50 gal. But, it’s really good clean gas 92 octane. Mower,saw’s weed eater and brush trimmer all use it. Worth it to me, no more carb problems. It used to be 4.50 a gallon.

 

I know that. Corn produces nitric acid vapor, why I always finish a season on straight pellets for a few weeks so the nitric gets liberated from the stove and piping.

Corn is also very ash producing. need to empty the ashpan bi weekly and clean the stove every week too. Interestingly, the corn ash looks just like 'Unique' reloading propellant.

 

I just add Marine Stabil to the weasel pee gas. Marine Stabil prevents phase separation which causes gummed up fuel systems.

 

HHO down to $3.90 today, locally. Will be interesting to see how low it goes.

 

Still 5.29 here. That’s the over 150 gallon price 10cents more a gallon for deliveries under.

 

I suspect the slight price drop is only temporary. I bet as fall approaches, the price will climb like a rocket ship. ORD here is almost 6 a gallon today.

 

I have a little less than half a tank left that I paid $2.79 per gallon for last October. When I heard it hit $5.99 per gallon I switched the oil off completely! Right now it is $5.17 per gallon here.
So I will Boycott oil and use NOIL that is No Oil.
Therfore I will wait until it comes down a lot more before I buy again.

 

Just booked a tank fill @$5.19

she felt obligated to let me know there has been a price change since my last fill when it was $3.40

 

Is that a typo?? If not I know a fuel dealer coming with a big truck

 

Back up to $4.05 today.
A fuel dealer would get a better price from the wholesaler in the city at the docks. That's where most of the resellers get their HHO and ORD from rather than the drive to Providence. It's not cheap to haul this stuff around.


I usually buy from Guard Oil or Fuel Man though. They're usually closer in price.

Oil Prices

 

What kills me about that link is Vermont not in New England

 

I'd guess close to northern New Hampster prices, but that would be a guess.

 

Best price around here is 4.99 and that is with a .70 drop this past week

happens to be from the supplier I generally use in Farmington NH

Oil Prices (newenglandoil.com)

 

It is $5.25 here in southern NH (centeral part, not by the coast). Same company will not give propane price unless you fill out a form stating how much you use a year.



My propane dealer price is currently at $4.55 - won't need any until next spring since it is only used for mostly for the water heater. I also run the boiler a couple of times a day to run water thru the pipes when the garage gets down into the 30s since the pipes go thru there.

 

Hi BB
I insulated all the pipes in the basement so I do not have to run the boiler. The P61 keeps everything down there cozy.
The best pipe insulation is the fiberglass encased in white wrap available at the heating and plumbing supply houses.

 

Around us gasoline is $4.59 this past week, barrel of oil on the market was around $99-$100/barrel. Went up over $104 yesterday.

Sam

 

Went out and hit a few garage sales this morning.

Scored a real sweet Toro Leaf blower.....$12.....Sweet little rig
My old one is starting to fail.....Been using it faithfully for many years.....The new one is the same model as my old one....the chimney adapter fits right on....Yessssssssssssssss