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Oilheating Magazine - December 2007December 2007

Special Section
12 / 2007 New Product Review

Service
14 / 2007 Service Manager Forum - Part III
by Allison Edles and Michael SanGiovanni

HVAC Marketing Toolbox
16 / Pre-qualifying and qualifying -
The most crucial elements in the planned sales process

by Drew Cameron

Industry
19 / Oilheat associations hire PR firm to improve industry's image
by Allison Edles

Biodiesel
22 / Biodiesel, a Top 10 talking points
by Paul J. Nazzaro

Installations/Upgrades
24 / Keeping seniors warm

Special Study
35 / Marketers report on selling/buying oilheat companies
by Paul Geiger

Boiler Facts
44 / Creating a false water line
by George Carey

Service
40 / Oil tanks and early morning
by Lloyd

Late News
45 / Presidential hopefuls attend REG HQ opening

Futures & Options
58 / Look in the mirror: you might see your biggest competitor
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - November 2007November 2007

Service
12 / 2007 Service Manager Forum - Part II
by Allison Edles and Michael SanGiovanni

Biodiesel
16 / Building a sustainable biodiesel industry...from the inside out
by Paul J. Nazzaro

Management
20 / Gray, Gray & Gray surveys the industry

Industry
34 / Promoting the benefits of hydronic heat

Boiler Facts
44 / How a boiler feed tank can help a new steam boiler
by George Carey

Special Study
40 / Marketers report on training of service personnel
by Paul Geiger

HVAC Marketing Toolbox
42 / Grow your business with search engine marketing and online ordering
by David Bednarski

Special Study
49 / Marketers report on oilfired domestic hot water
by Paul Geiger

Futures & Options
58 / Hedging is a mindset
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - October 2007October 2007

Service
12 / 2007 Service Manager Forum
by Allison Edles and Michael SanGiovanni

HVAC Marketing Toolbox
22 / Financing options - The key to selling high efficiency HVAC systems

New Product Focus
24 / Field Controls launches combination power vent

Tech Tip
36 / Where are the new guys? by Larry Robinson

Markets
38 / Industry presses Congress on market oversight

Boiler Facts
44 / What is the normal water line in a steam boiler?

Special Section - Indoor Comfort Marketing

Radiant Heating and cooling
51 / Unique Radiant: Cats, dogs and macro-pods
by John Vastyan

HVAC
56 / Delivering on the promise of indoor comfort
by Mark Lowry

Solar
60 / A primer on solar hot water heating
by Joseph Walsh

Futures & Options
66 / Commercial Growth
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - September 2007September 2007

Special Study
12 / Oilheating Journal's Annual Management Survey
by Allison Edles

Oilheat in the Community
24 / Oil industry responds to heating needs of Alaskan native peoples

HVAC Marketing
28 / The importance of using a planned sales process
by Drew Cameron

Boiler Facts
30 / Why relief valves relieve
by George Carey

Fuels
32 / Biodiesel - Challenges & solutions
by Paul Nazzaro

Website
38 / Keeping our industry safe

Bulkplants
42 / Concrete maintenance & repair: What can go wrong?
by Robert Gemler

Futures & Options
58 / When is the time for biofuels?
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - August 2007August 2007

Conventions
12 / NEFI meets in Boston
by Michael SanGiovanni

System Upgrades
14 / Radiating Warmth

Looking Back - 1923 Article
19 / Measuring the civic value of fuel oil

Special Report
22 / NEFI, PMAA and others call for more trading oversight

Boiler Facts
26 / Do you understand "ΔP" in a hot water heating system?
by George Carey

Fuels
28 / Bioheat Fuel, heating up the summer...and your future...
by Paul Nazzaro

New Product Focus
32 / Beckett launches electronic control

Special Study
34 / Marketers report on fueloil quality
by Paul J. Geiger

Marketing
36 / Quit spending green money on a yellow ad
by Adams Hudson

Special Study
42 / Marketers report on nuisance calls
by Paul J. Geiger

Futures & Options
50 / Commercial opportunities
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - July 2007July 2007

Conventions
12 / Service Managers hold 54th Annual Convention in Hershey
by Michael SanGiovanni

Fuels
14 / Biodiesel-BioHeat® - From Farm to Furnace

Fuels
20 / Putting together a biodiesel plant
by Michael SanGiovanni

Special Report
24 / The KeySpan offensive

Community
27 / Care to Ride raises $75,000 for charity

Boiler Facts
28 / Monoflo "know how"
by George Carey

Buyers Guide & Directory
30 / 2007 Service and Installation Buyers Guide

Futures & Options
50 / It's all about the numbers
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - June 2007June 2007

Conventions
12 / AREE 2007: Bigger than ever
by Michael SanGiovanni

From AREE 2007
19 / Biofuels and bioheat
by Michael SanGiovanni

From AREE 2007
22 / What Realtors® really think of us
by Michael SanGiovanni

NORA Technology Grants
26 / High efficiency, 20 gallon oilfired compact water heater

The Industry
28 / Today's oilheat
by Bob Hedden

HVAC Service
36 / Air conditioning troubleshooting (Part II)
by Jim Peters

Boiler Facts
40 / Concerned about improving the efficiency of that heating system?
by George Carey

Editor's Notebook
42 / Things we've seen and heard around the industry
by Michael SanGiovanni

Looking Back
46 / Why not sell fuel oil? - June 5th, 1922

Community
50 / Gift of warmth

Conventions
51 / NEFI 2007 exhibitor list

Special Study
52 / Marketers report on survive personnel
by Paul J. Geiger

Futures & Options
58 / Tail wagging the dog?
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - May 2007May 2007

Commercial/Industrial
12 / Oil heats and cools this new 170,000 sq. ft. distribution center

The Biodiesel Corner
16 / ISH List - Europe's biggest heating show in Frankfurt, Germany
by Michael SanGiovanni

Upgrades
32 / Contractor and customer go back a long way

Conventions
36 / NAOHSM 54th Annual Convention meets in Hershey, PA

Service Facts
32 / Insurance agents learn tank issues in NORA/IBHS Webcast
by Christine Wang, Assistant Editor

Boiler Facts
46 / Unusual stuff I have seen
58 / Ignition
both by Lloyd

Boiler Facts
52 / Answers to common heating system questions
by George Carey

The Biodiesel Corner
56 / C&I:Do we need heavy oil?
by Paul J. Nazzaro

Special Study
63 / Marketers report about getting qualified drivers
by Paul Geiger

Futures & Options
66 / Lessons learned
by Philip Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - April 2007April 2007

HVAC Service
12 / Air Conditioning Troubleshooting
by Jim Peters

Management
14 Prepare for the onslaught
by Richard Goldberg

Convention
16 2007 AREE Trade Show Directory

The Bottom Line
30 SEP: A convenient retirement program
by Josua A. Burnie

Buyers Guide
36 2007 Buyers Guide for Oil Handling and Delivery

Marketing and Sales
48 How egotistical CEOs got it wrong and the little old winemaker got it right
by John Graham

Special Study
54 Marketers assess status of oilheating
by Paul J. Geiger

Boiler Facts
56 Pump location ... Does it matter?
by George Carey

Futures & Options
66 Normal is anything but...
by Philip J. Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - March 2007March 2007

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Oilheating Magazine - February 2007February 2007

Delivery
12 / Increasing your delivery efficiency
by Bob Hedden

The Biodiesel Corner
14 / When crude prices retreat, will you?
by Paul J. Nazzaro

Community
16 / Oilheat-Realty Partnership Programs:
Telling the oilheat story at point of impact

by Richard Rutigliano

Service Facts
24 / The white wire
by Lloyd

NORA
32 / Insurance agents learn tank issues in NORA/IBHS Webcast
by Christine Wang, Assistant Editor

Boiler Facts
38 / Home improvements
by George Carey

Special Study
41 / Marketers report protection strategies used in a volatile market
by Paul J. Geiger

TechTip
43 / C&I:Do we need heavy oil?
by Rena Falconi

Futures & Options
50 / Lessons learned
by Philip Baratz, Angus Energy



Oilheating Magazine - January 2007January 2007

Cover Story
12 / NORA examines oilheating's future
by Michael SanGiovanni

Technology in the Field
32 / An easy approach to measuring heating system efficiency/
by Elmar Schrader, MS/EE; Stephan Ester, PhD; and Peter Cullen, Dean, WIT

Tech Tips
35 / Hi-tech service calls
by John Garis

Boiler Facts
36 / Improving your lines of communication: Smart controls
by George Carey

NORA Technology Grant
40 / First look: Tests begin on hybrid oil / electric heat pump
by Timothy Laughlin, PE

Management
46 / A checklist of 10 business danger signals
by John Graham

Special Study
48 / Marketers report customer tanks 71% full as winter began
by Paul J. Geiger

HVAC Marketing
49 / Use testimonials to explode your sales
by Bob Blagg

Futures & Options
54 / It's us versus them
by Philip Baratz, Angus Energy



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Oilheating magazine is designed to help owners and managers of local oil heat companies with research and evaluation of problems. Feature articles concern: the acquiring and retaining customers; dispatching and delivery efficiency; sales and service of oil heat equipment and air conditioning equipment; the science of residential and commercial-industrial oilburning; trucks and oil handling equipment, exclusive annual dealer forum and computers evaluation and use. Market research through field sampling is a regular monthly feature, along with annual analysis of service management and fueloil management. News items are divided among new products, manufacturers activities, industry groups, and names in the new departments.
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