Rockingham Oil
5 Dustin Ave , Derry, New Hampshire, United States

Family owned and operated since 2004, Rockingham Oil is on a mission to provide our customers with the highest quality service and timely oil delivery. We know you have many options when choosing a home heating oil company, so we want to do anything in our power to make you feel at home. You’ll never be treated like just another account number. Our goal is to make our customers feel like part of our family. So what are you waiting for? Call us now, and experience the Rockingham Oil difference.

Located in Derry New Hampshire, Rockingham Oil has provided a decade of superior service to all the members of our Rockingham Oil family. Offering home delivery of premium heating oil, as well as quality service and repairs, we remain focused on providing our customers with an experience that leaves them feeling satisfied and secure.  We’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the rest of the Rockingham Oil Family.

• 24 Hour Emergency Service
• Budget Accounts Available
• Professional Service and Delivery

We understand that many of our competitors will show you as the customer their oil delivery prices, but often hide their labor rate from view. This prevents an apples to apples comparison of the cost of doing business with a company. We dare you to compare our labor rate with those of our competitors to see how much you can save by joining the Rockingham Oil Family.

Bill West

Bill is co-owner and general manager of Rockingham oil.  With over 20 years of experience in management, as well as years of distinguished military service, Bill has a firm sense of community involvement. Bill believes you should never ask someone to do something you wouldn’t do yourself, so you may recognize him as one of the people delivering your oil. During the busiest times of the season, you’ll see him driving around town in a delivery truck, helping to keep you warm.

Bob Knapp

Bob is co-owner of Rockingham Oil as well as our Service Manager. Bob has over 35 years of experience as a burner technician and has worked closely with many of the leading companies in the home heating industry. Because of this, he’s established a reputation as the go to man for the most difficult of warranty repairs. To this day he believes in establishing a close relationship with our customers with his superior level of service.

Deb West

Deb is our office manager, but she’s also much more than that. You may recognize her voice as the woman who answers most of your phone calls for delivery and service. In actuality, she is the central nervous system of Rockingham Oil. With care and skill, she takes calls, dispatches work, tracks our customer accounts, and when she has time, spoils us with cookies. Also, she is the tie that binds the Rockingham Oil Family together as she is the wife of Bill, sister of Bob, and mother of Jason. The next time you call, the smile you hear on the other end is most likely her.

Jason West

Jason has been your friendly local oil delivery man for the better part of a decade. He’s the man climbing over snowdrifts, under decks, and through bushes to get you the oil that keeps your family cozy and warm through the harsh New England winters. Jason prides himself on customer service, and is often known to help customers with their yard work and chores during a delivery. When he’s not working to keep our customers tanks full, he spends his time raising money for the Boston Children’s Hospital. Don’t forget to say hi the next time you see him in line getting coffee!

Heating Oil

Every oil heating system is based on one simple principle. The heat from the burner flame produces hot water,hot air or steam which is then circulated throughout the house for heat. Without question, your oil burner is the most important part of your heating system. But contrary to popular belief, an oil burner doesn’t burn oil.  Instead it combines fuel oil from your tank with just the right amount of air and then delivers it to the point of ignition at the burner head. This burning mixture of oil and air heats the air, water or steam that’s circulated through your home.  This is an extremely safe heating method because fuel oil in its liquid state will not burn. Ignition can only be achieved after the burner has atomized the oil into a fine spray of minute oil particles. These particles are mixed with air drawn into the burner, then ignited by an electric spark generated by the burner’s transformer. Oil burners provide a steady flame which is better for your system’s efficiency.  There are three grades of heating oil, #2, #4 and #6. Homeowners burn #2 heating oil, the cleanest and most refined of these three grades. Of the different heating fuels available to heat your home, the hottest flame is created by heating oil. Since oil burns 400º hotter than natural gas or propane there are many advantages to using it to warm your home. Because it’s so hot, your home will naturally heat up faster, need less fuel, maintain your desired temperature more efficiently, and provide an atmosphere where you’ll just feel more comfortable.

Oil Heat Is Efficient 

The single most important factor in your decision about home heating is the efficiency of your equipment. Common efficiency ratings for modern oil heating systems are over 80%. New technological and design improvements on oil heating systems continue to produce increased efficiency ratings.  Heating and hot water system efficiency is a measure of the amount of usable heat extracted from the potential energy of the fuel. For example, if your heating system is evaluated at 85% efficiency, it means that 85 cents of every dollar spent for heat and hot water are consumed within the home. The balance is exhausted through your chimney or flue exhaust. It’s the combination of high efficiency and minimal exhaust of emissions are desirable traits for a home heating fuel. Oil-fired equipment has always provided these features for both heat and hot water. There are many ways to compare heating system efficiency. The most widely accepted measure is the U.S. Department of Energy’s Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE). Using the AFUE benchmark, Oil heat gets excellent ratings 

OIL BURNERS

Oil burners are all constructed with the same basic design. An electric motor spins a fan and oil pump simultaneously. Air from the fan is directed into a blast tube. At the end of the tube is a nozzle spraying the oil the pump has put under high pressure. The nozzle resembles a garden hose sprayer, but is smaller and more precise. It has a flow rating ( in gallons per hour ) to size the heat output. It also has a degree angle that determines the width of the spray. A letter stamped on the nozzle identifies the cone formed by the spray as hollow or solid.  Released from the pressure at the nozzle, the oil atomizes into a fog and is ignited with an electric spark. The spark is generated by a transformer that boosts the voltage upwards of 10,000 volts or more. The spark jumps across electrodes placed in front of the nozzle and is blown into the oil spray by the blast of air. Watching the ignition is an electric eye known as a cad cell.  Current generated by the fire on the window of the cell is conducted to a burner-relay and keeps the relay engaged and the burner motor running. If the fire goes out, the burner will shut down to prevent a build up of unburned fuel and an explosive condition. The burner relay also has a transformer built in that sends a 24 volt current to the thermostat that becomes the means of signaling for heat.

Service & Installation

Here at Rockingham Oil we know that everyone has different needs. It’s for that reason that we have made every effort to provide our customers with a wide selection of options from industry leading suppliers to meet your home heating requirements. We have no allegiance to any single brand, and so we will work with you to tailor the best solution to your specific situation.  We are a full service company, which means whether you need simple maintenance or a complete heating system replacement, we have the products and experience to get the job done. Our service department is available day or night should an emergency arise, so you can rest easy knowing you are part of the Rockingham Oil family.