Oil Heating Services Ltd

01/04/2026

This maybe helpful to some of my customers.

Take note that you do not need to be in receipt of ANY benefits to rake advantage of this. But you may have to explain your situation, as well as provide evidence your tank is below 30% full, and explain that filling your tank would create family hardship.

Help is available for low‑income households in Dorset who rely on heating oil and are struggling with rising costs.

If you are facing a heating oil crisis, for example, your tank is at 30% or less and you cannot afford an urgent top‑up - you may be eligible for support through the Government’s Crisis and Resilience Fund.

A household may be considered on low income if either of the following applies:

they are receiving:
➡️ Universal Credit
➡️ Pension Credit (Guarantee Credit)
➡️ Housing Benefit
➡️ Council Tax Support
OR
✅ the household does not have sufficient resources to resolve the immediate crisis without incurring unmanageable debt or going without essentials such as food.

You need to meet all of the following to apply:

➡️ you are the main household resident responsible for buying oil to heat your property
➡️ your main heating source is oil
➡️ you are on a low income
➡️ you are at immediate risk of being unable to heat your home or access hot water due to rising oil costs
➡️ the capacity reading on your oil tank is at 30% or less
➡️ the property must be your main and only place of residence.

More details and and the application form are available on our website. Find through the first link in our comments.

15/03/2026

Something a little different this week.

The dilemma here was this old single skin plastic tank was cracking badly and had to be changed before a catastrophe occurred. Our customer in Melcombe Bingham tasked us with a solution.

With very little choice in the garden to comply with all the current building regulations, the only suitable solution we could find was to install a fireproof steel tank in the same location as the old one.
So we set about removing the old tank, modifying and dropping the height of the existing stand, providing a new flat base thats 100mm larger than the new steel tank, then sorting the logistics to get this very heavy tank to its location and installed as per our quote, all in a timely manner.

22/02/2026

This week we removed a 25 year old wall hung Thermecon boiler and single skinned oil tank from our customers house in Piddletrenthide. Then we utilised the little used space down the side of the house and fitted a Grant Vortex Outdoor boiler along with a Harlequin bunded 1000litre tank. We also fitted EPH Internet controls as well to finish it all off.

12/02/2026

Carried out an urgent change of this combi boiler in Dewlish that week due to its terminal failure. Old Camray 5 Combi out, and a Grant Vortex combi in, along with its 10yr guarantee.

08/02/2026

Last week we dragged a leaking Rayburn out of a kitchen in the Piddle Valley. This appliance wasn't normally used for cooking anyway due to there being an additional oven and hob in the room. Because it was a terminal failure we needed to replace it fairly urgently due to the time of year so we opted for a Grant condensing boiler. There will deffinately be fuel savings here. The customer is also going to add a worktop over the boiler, and a standard kitchen unit to the left.

04/01/2026

I now have these Rex Nordic heaters back in stock. Give me a call if you want a warm outbuilding!

01/01/2026

Today marks exactly 20 years since i started Oil Heating Services, and i would like to thank our many loyal customers who have been there through the years (some since the start), as well as new customers that have joined us through 2025.

Going forward I would like to wish everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026.

*oh and keep your eye on this page for some freebies in the coming months😉🎁

24/12/2025

Two little callouts this morning on Christmas eve....
*One in Iwerne Minster to re-pressurise a heating system for a single occupant to make their Christmas warm.
*And the second to change a limescale blocked heat exchanger, and this will get the customer at Hilton their hot water back for Christmas day. Just in time for all the washing up!!
*and going on the bubbly, I made someone's Christmas 😀, I love this time of year 😉

17/12/2025

Not very often we do a boiler change so close to Christmas. But needs must for this one for our customer we have been going to for many years.
25year old Grant combi came out, and a Navien UK LCB700 in today. 10 year guarantee and peace of mind for the customer for Christmas.

29/11/2025

Out with the old, and in with the new...