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A local Braintree oil dealer that still delivers to older tanks, inspects on the spot, services the burner, and takes will-call orders without a contract. Call before the first freeze.
(781) 325-837824 hours, 7 days
About 4,500 of Braintree's 14,400 occupied homes heat with oil. That is close to a third, by the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey. Half the town is on gas.
The median home here was built in 1957. The tank that came with it is long gone, and the replacement from the 1990s is now at the age where a dealer starts asking questions.
The dealer this number rings is in Braintree, on Adams Street.
A new tank needs a permit from the Braintree Fire Department at 1 Union Place. The fee schedule that took effect May 1, 2025 lists $100 to install an above-ground tank, $100 to remove one and $100 for an oil burner. The department began taking permit applications online in January 2026. The installer normally applies. Permits and inspections: 781-843-3600, extension 4018.
No-heat complaints go to the Braintree Health Division at 781-794-8090.
No. This is an independent guide for Braintree. The number connects you directly with a local family-owned dealer that still delivers to tanks other companies turn away.
Usually one of three things: the supply line is not sleeved or has no oil safety valve, the tank shows rust or weeping, or the tank is simply older than their internal cutoff. Only the first two are safety issues, and both can be fixed. Ask them to say in writing which one applies.
Look at the gauge on top. If it reads a quarter or less and it is below 40 degrees out, order today. Deliveries in a cold snap run two to five days behind.
A full tank before you go, automatic delivery on a degree-day schedule, the thermostat at 55 or higher, and a neighbor or the dealer with a key for a no-heat check. Tell your insurer the house is unoccupied if your policy requires it.
You are required to keep heat on for tenants, and a no-heat complaint goes to the board of health the same day. Call for an emergency fill and a tank check first, then set up automatic delivery so it does not happen in January. A written tank inspection also answers the tenant and your insurer.
That is the landlord's problem to solve, not yours, and the law does not accept it as a reason for no heat. Give the landlord this number; a local dealer can usually fill after a same-day check. If nothing happens within 24 hours, call your town's board of health.
Stop. Do not run the burner. Call the fire department, then the Massachusetts DEP spill line at 888-304-1133. A dealer cannot deliver to a tank that is leaking, and that is the right call.