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A local Quincy 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
Only about 12 percent of Quincy's occupied homes heat with oil. In a city this size that is still 5,400 households, more than in Braintree. Gas has a little over half, and electric heat has almost 30 percent, most of it in the apartment and condo buildings.
One housing unit in five in Quincy is in a two-, three- or four-family. That is the highest share of any town this site covers, and those are the buildings where a refused delivery becomes the owner's problem within a day. The rules for rental property are here.
Oil burner and tank permits come from the Fire Prevention Bureau in the Public Safety Building at One Sea Street, open weekdays 8:30 to 4. Applications are taken through the city's online permitting page. The bureau's number is 617-376-1015. Ask the installer what the current fee is.
The Quincy Health Department takes the complaint: 617-376-1275.
No. This is an independent guide for Quincy. 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.