Automatic Delivery Customers – Help Us Prevent Accidental Holiday Season Run-Outs

One of the best things about automatic heating oil delivery from Rucci is that it helps prevent costly and potentially dangerous heating oil run-outs. But since Automatic Delivery relies on computer modeling estimates to determine when you are ready for a heating oil or biofuel delivery (based on your past usage and the current weather), […]

Have You Checked Your Furnace Filters yet This Heating Season?

A modern heating furnace can last 15 years or more – if it is well maintained. The good news is that one of the best things you can do to maintain your furnace is also one of the easiest: check its air filter once a month during the heating season, and change or clean it […]

Six Ways to Reduce Hot Water Usage

Imagine a gallon of milk in your refrigerator. Now imagine 70 of them. If you live in the average American household, that’s about how much hot water you’ll use every day – and you’re paying to heat every single one of them. It’s no wonder, then, that heating water typically accounts for an average of […]

What Temperature Setting Is Best for Your Home?

If you’re like nine out of ten of your fellow Americans, says the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, you have never programmed your home thermostat. That’s a shame, because managing the temperature of your home with a thermostat is one of the easiest ways to save on energy bills. If you use it correctly, a thermostat […]

Three Ways to a Start off Heating Season Right

We hate to break it to you, but we are well past the midpoint of summer here in New Jersey and Staten Island – which means that before you know it, you’ll be reaching for the thermostat to take the chill out of the autumn air. But we’re not there yet – which makes now […]

Six A/C Installation Tips for Homeowners

When you hire a professional contractor for a cooling equipment installation, you want the process to go smoothly from day one to completion so you can enjoy the comforts of home quickly and for years to come. The question is how do you make sure things flow that way? As with all investments, it takes […]

Don’t forget to check and change your A/C filters!

A central air conditioner can last a 15 years or more if it’s well maintained – and one of the best ways to do that is also one of the simplest: check your air filter once a month during the cooling season, and change or clean it when it’s dirty. A clogged air filter makes your […]

Seven Tips for Maintaining Your Ductless AC System

A Mini-Split Air Conditioner is an incredibly efficient way to cool your New Jersey or Staten Island home – if you maintain it properly. Here are a few things you can do to keep your mini A/C system running like clockwork in the steamy months to come. Focus on filters – A clogged air filter […]

Four Things That Winter 2017-18 Taught Us

Now that the buds are finally appearing on trees in and around New Jersey and Staten Island, we can finally have a little perspective on winter 2017-18 – a strange one, by almost any measure. The biggest takeaway, of course, is that unpredictability seems to be the new normal: from 30-degree temperature swings to rapid-fire […]

Spring – The Perfect Time for a Heating System Tune-Up

Well, somewhere between the snowflakes, spring arrived to New Jersey and Staten Island last week – which means it’s time to start thinking about the warmer days and colorful blooms to come. But before we put away the snow blowers and put a bow on another winter, let’s do one last thing: schedule an annual […]