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A local Stoughton oil dealer that still delivers to older tanks, inspects on the spot, services the burner, and takes will-call orders without a contract. Call before the first freeze. Based near Braintree.
(781) 325-837824 hours, 7 days
Most of what is on this site is about tanks in basements. Stoughton also has a town bylaw on the ones in the ground. Chapter 113 of the Town Code says a residential underground tank is to be removed at 20 years old unless it is structurally sound, and that an underground home heating oil tank may not be repaired and put back in service. One that needs repair has to come out and be replaced with a tank above ground.
If your fill pipe comes up out of the lawn instead of through the foundation wall, tell the dealer when you call.
About 2,800 of Stoughton's 11,300 occupied homes heat with oil, 24 percent. The median home was built in 1969.
The Stoughton Fire Department is at 30 Freeman Street, 781-344-3170, with office hours 8 to 4 Monday through Thursday and 8 to noon on Friday. Its posted fees are $50 for a residential oil burner permit, $50 to remove a residential above-ground tank and $100 to remove an underground one. Applications are taken online.
The Stoughton Board of Health is at 10 Pearl Street, 781-341-1300.
No. This is an independent guide for Stoughton. The number connects you directly with a local family-owned dealer that still delivers to tanks other companies turn away.
Usually one of three things: the supply line is not sleeved or has no oil safety valve, the tank shows rust or weeping, or the tank is simply older than their internal cutoff. Only the first two are safety issues, and both can be fixed. Ask them to say in writing which one applies.
Look at the gauge on top. If it reads a quarter or less and it is below 40 degrees out, order today. Deliveries in a cold snap run two to five days behind.
A full tank before you go, automatic delivery on a degree-day schedule, the thermostat at 55 or higher, and a neighbor or the dealer with a key for a no-heat check. Tell your insurer the house is unoccupied if your policy requires it.
You are required to keep heat on for tenants, and a no-heat complaint goes to the board of health the same day. Call for an emergency fill and a tank check first, then set up automatic delivery so it does not happen in January. A written tank inspection also answers the tenant and your insurer.
That is the landlord's problem to solve, not yours, and the law does not accept it as a reason for no heat. Give the landlord this number; a local dealer can usually fill after a same-day check. If nothing happens within 24 hours, call your town's board of health.
Stop. Do not run the burner. Call the fire department, then the Massachusetts DEP spill line at 888-304-1133. A dealer cannot deliver to a tank that is leaking, and that is the right call.