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Automatic delivery

Skip the hassle. The dealer schedules the fill.

Glossary termNo. 1 / 10
Category
Dealers & contracts
Fuel
Heating oil
Source
Mass.gov

A model where the dealer tracks your fuel use — from heating degree days and your home's k-factor — and schedules refills before you run low, so you never watch the gauge. You pay the dealer's price on the day of delivery.


It removes run-out risk and is standard with full-service dealers, but you give up control over exactly when you buy (you can't easily time a low).

Cross-references
Will-call delivery
Watch the gauge. Make the call.
K-factor
The "miles per gallon" of your heat.