How Does Automatic Fuel Delivery Work, and Is It Worth It?

Imagine never having to check your fuel tank gauge or scramble to schedule a delivery during a brutal winter storm: with automatic fuel delivery in Harrisburg, PA, that’s what you get! At Eshenaurs, we’ve been delivering reliable heating oil and propane for over 90 years, and our automatic delivery option is designed to make your life easier.

How Does Automatic Fuel Delivery Work, and Is It Worth It?

What Is Automatic Fuel Delivery?

Instead of monitoring your tank yourself and calling for refills when you need it, we can use data and technology to predict when your tank needs topping up and schedule deliveries, so you never have to think about it again. This service is particularly popular for heating oil and propane. For context, automatic delivery isn’t a new fad. It’s just the next evolution in scheduling using smart, predictive systems.

How It Works

The Setup

When you sign up for automatic delivery, we get baseline information about your home, like tank size, number of people in the home, and your historical usage data. Then, we create a delivery schedule based on our decades of experience serving Central PA communities like Harrisburg.

Monitoring and Prediction

For every degree below a base temperature, your system works harder and consumes more fuel. Combined with your usage history, this helps forecast when your tank will hit a low threshold. At Eshenaurs, we offer Otodata tank monitors if you prefer, which allows you to know exactly what your levels are on your smartphone app.

Delivery and Billing

When the system predicts your tank is low, a delivery is automatically lined up. And when we can dispatch our trucks efficiently, bundling routes according to predictable need, we can minimize costs for all our customers. You’re simply charged based on the amount delivered; unless you’re part of our budgeting plans. These great plans let you spread out fuel payments throughout the year, so you have a consistent monthly payment instead of a big charge every time the tank needs to be filled. You can also choose our pre-buy option, so you’re never taking a gamble on fuel prices going up. 

Benefits

Switching to automatic delivery offers more than just convenience! Obviously, the biggest perk is eliminating the dread of an empty tank. But you can also forget about gauging your tank in freezing weather or remembering to call. We handle it all. While it’s still a good idea to call us if there’s a big change to your home (such as if you’re going to be gone a while with the heat turned down or are adding people to the home for a significant amount of time), for the most part, it’s “set-it-and-forget-it.”


Deliveries are also timed for optimal fill-ups, and that means you eliminate the need to pay any emergency fees. In peak seasons, our automatic customers also get first dibs on deliveries. If there’s a supply crunch, you’re covered. Beyond that, efficient deliveries mean fewer truck trips, and that means fewer emissions.

If you’re ready to take the hassle out of fuel delivery, reach out to us today at W.C. Eshenaur & Son, Inc. in Harrisburg, PA. We proudly serve nearly all towns and cities in the central PA area. 

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