Small Business Saturday! November 24th, 2012

This Saturday, November 24th is Small Business Saturday.  Co-Founded by the Small Business Administration and American Express, this is a day dedicated to helping local shops, stores and businesses draw in new business and to bring awareness to the importance of shopping in our own communities.

Please take some time this week to go over your holiday shopping list and to determine what can be purchased locally for your family and friends.  Small business is what our country was founded on, and what continues to keep our country alive.  Support your local businesses this Saturday, November 24th!

For information about where to shop and for free promotion materials (if you have a small business), visit the American Express website at https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/  or visit the Small Business Administration website at http://www.sba.gov/saturday.  In addition to information about Small Business Saturday, you can find many resources for your business on the SBA's website.

Hurricane Sandy Relief

In an effort to help spread the word and help victims of Hurricane Sandy, we are providing a link to the Red Cross Donation site.  You will have the chance to specify where you would like your donation to go once you click on the link.

Thank you in advance for your donation!

Eco Heating Systems

http://www.redcross.org/templates/render/render.jsp?pageId=10500155&scode=RSG00000E017&subcode=grantdonations&gclid=CJPXiMvOv7MCFQHNOgodCnwANw

The Section 179 Tax Deduction and Your Business

Read on to learn how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act can help your business - This Year!

Did you know……

You can depreciate 100% of your investment in a Clean Burn waste oil furnace – this year!

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extended the bonus depreciation and increased the section 179 deduction. For many businesses, these two provisions are only available this year and, as a result, they only have a few months to take action and save on their taxes.

What qualifies?

The section 179 deduction enables small businesses to deduct up to $250,000 of the cost of computers, machinery and equipment, oil and gas storage tanks, vehicles, furniture and other qualifying property placed in service during 2012.   

Act Now!

Section 179 changes often, and has even changed mid-year.   Take advantage of this great tax deduction now and get FREE HEAT with a Clean Burn waste oil heater!  Don’t wait until next year.  It could be too late…………………..

 Sources:                irs.gov, official website for the Internal Revenue Service

                                Section179.org, qualifying property list

                               

Whether you are making a decision to invest in your business, or you already purchased and installed your qualifying equipment in 2012, you may qualify for this deduction!  Make sure to ask your accountant.

Farmers' Almanac 2012-2013 Official Winter Weather Forecast Map

The Farmers' Almanac has long been known for foretelling the weather with amazing accuracy.  This year's Winter Weather Forecast Map is now available.  And for our Clean Burn customers in Maryland, Delaware and Lancaster PA, a look at this map is great way to start preparing for the cold winter ahead.

Follow this link here to see the Farmers' Almanac Winter Forecast Map:  http://www.farmersalmanac.com/forum/2012/07/23/new-official-2012-2013-united-states-winter-forecast/  The forecast is cold and snowy for the Northeastern part of the United States.

A cold winter has many positive business implications for Auto Repair Shops in the Northeast.  Icy and snowy weather means more fender benders.  Towing companies get busy and drivers flock to their local Auto Body repair shops.  Many drivers prepare for the winter weather by getting a tune up in September or October.  New tires are purchased and installed in preparation for snowy weather.

Heating your shop can become a challenge when that cold weather hits and the winter winds blow, particularly if your building is not well insulated or if your doors are open often.  Heating bills often go through the roof, bringing business owners to ask the question:  How can I save money on my heating bills?

If your company is not prepared for heating during this year's winter weather, or for more information about Clean Burn waste oil furnaces,  please contact Eco Heating Systems at 866-888-1103.

Reminder:  #1 reason for Service Calls this time of year.

As the nights get cooler, we realize that cold weather is coming so keep an eye on the oil levels in your tank. You will burn through your oil more quickly with these colder temperatures.

To avoid running out of fuel:

1.         Check your tank every day and keep your tank at least half full at all times. 

2.         Don’t let your used oil hauler take oil without your permission.

3.         Remember, the pickup tube is 10 to 12 inches of the bottom of your tank so it doesn’t pick up the junk that settles at the bottom of the tank.  As a result, it is easy to overestimate the amount of available oil in your tank.  

All Girls Garage video and link

The All Girls Garage video is on our site.  Follow this link, http://cleanburn.com/about/ontv.html, to the CB website and click on All Girls Garage.  We posted the video on YouTube through our account so you and our customers don’t have to wait for the video to buffer.

How to Be Happy with Your Waste Oil Furnace

How to Be Happy with Your Waste Oil Furnace

Welcome to our blog about the wonderful world of waste oil furnaces!  It is our goal to educate our readers about how to find satisfaction with their waste oil furnaces.  To that end here are four tips that will help to make your waste oil furnace experience a happy one.

1.  Start out on the right foot by purchasing a waste oil furnace that truly was designed to burn waste oil.  Don’t make the mistake of buying a converted fuel oil furnace.     The Clean Burn waste oil furnace is NOT a converted fuel oil furnace.  In fact, Clean Burn furnaces are the only waste oil furnaces on the market truly designed to burn waste oil.  This allows you to maximize the efficiency of every gallon of oil.  You get more BTU’s out of a Clean Burn furnace!

2.  Have an authorized Clean Burn representative install your furnace.  How well your furnace is installed will have an impact on how well your furnace operates. Be sure to have a company with Clean Burn experience install your furnace.  ECO HEATING SYSTEMS is the authorized distributor of Clean Burn products for Maryland and Delaware. Our company has over twenty years of experience with Clean Burn furnaces and boilers.  Experience Does Matter.

3.   Make sure to put authorized fuels in your tank.  Just like an automobile needs the proper fuel in its tank, so does a waste oil furnace.  Customers who have an effective fuel management plan can have great success with their waste oil furnaces.

4.   An annual maintenance is an important part of caring for your waste oil furnace.   At ECO HEATING SYSTEMS we highly recommend that our customers have a yearly periodic maintenance on their furnaces.  This includes a block flush.  Clean Burn has designed block flushing equipment that will clean the carbon build-up from the pre-heater block in the burner.  Over time heat causes the oil to build up in your burner. It is very important that this block flush is done to keep the nozzle and the burner components clean so that the burner can fire efficiently and last longer.