Roach Energy Blogs
How Long Will Your Propane Tank Last?
Ensuring the safety and reliability of your home propane tank If you own a propane tank in Jefferson County or elsewhere in the Eastern Panhandle region, maintaining it is essential to safeguard your household’s comfort …
How to Maintain Your Central Air Conditioning System
Keep your HVAC system running efficiently all summer. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, roughly 52% of the average home’s energy usage goes to heating and cooling. As we look ahead to the arrival …
How to Check Your Grill Tank Level
Three simple ways to confirm the fill level of your propane cylinder. After so many weeks of frigid weather in Berkeley Springs and throughout the Eastern Panhandle region, we wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t …
Is Your Water Heater Doing Its Best?
You can upgrade to a top-notch tank or tankless propane water heater. Like so many of the things we depend on every day, hot water is easy to take for granted. Indeed, many homeowners only …
The Temperature of a Propane Flame
How hot (and how efficiently) can propane burn? Is propane currently powering the furnace or boiler that’s warming your Eastern Panhandle home? What about the water heater that keeps your showers steamy and your dishes …
Reading Your Propane Tank Gauge
Roach Energy offers FREE automatic propane delivery. How many of your home’s systems, appliances and amenities depend on propane? Many Roach Energy customers in Hedgesville and elsewhere in eastern West Virginia use this versatile fuel …
How Efficient Are Propane Fireplaces?
Hearth inserts and gas logs ensure comfort, safety, and efficiency. We don’t need to tell you that Martinsburg and eastern West Virginia can get mighty frigid this time of year. Wouldn’t it be nice to …
Heating Oil and the Environment
Is heating oil bad for the planet? At Roach Energy, we speak to homeowners every day who want to know if they are making the best home energy choices for their families and the planet. …
Electric vs. Propane Appliances
Propane offers efficiency, affordability and reliability. Eastern Panhandle homeowners evaluate many considerations when upgrading their home comfort systems and appliances. What will provide the best heating and hot water? Which products can save me time …
Do Water Heaters Need Regular Maintenance?
Water-heating equipment upkeep you can handle yourself. Unfortunately, the Roach Energy team gets many calls from Eastern Panhandle homeowners in the unenviable position of having their water heater suddenly fail. A water heater breakdown can …