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Find a Location

Petro Home Services has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Petro Home Services

      650 Knowles Ave Southampton, PA 18966-4102

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Petro Home Services

      6330 Farm Bureau Rd Suite 100 Allentown, PA 18106-9351

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Petro Home Services

      4025 Pottsville Pike Reading, PA 19605-1201

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforPetro Home Services

    Fuel Oil
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 27 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    37 complaints closed in last 3 years

    7 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 11/1/1975

    Years in Business: 77

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Oil & Propane Delivery, Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, Generators, Chimneys, Indoor Air Quality, Service Plans, Environmental Services, Home & Commercial Services, Emergency Services

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Petro Home Services has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Petro Home Services

        650 Knowles Ave Southampton, PA 18966-4102

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Petro Home Services

        6330 Farm Bureau Rd Suite 100 Allentown, PA 18106-9351

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Petro Home Services

        4025 Pottsville Pike Reading, PA 19605-1201

        BBB Accredited Business
      Location of This Business
      650 Knowles Ave, Southampton, PA 18966-4102
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1975
      Years in Business:
      77
      Business Started:
      1/1/1947
      Accredited Since:
      11/1/1975
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      BBB records show a license number of PA020599 for this business, issued by Office of the Attorney General-PA

      These agencies may include:

      Office of the Attorney General-PA

      Strawberry Square, 14th Floor

      Harrisburg PA 17120

      (800) 441-2555

      http://www.attorneygeneral.gov

      Type of Entity:
      Sole Proprietorship
      Alternate Business Name
      • Petro Oil Company
      • Petro Heating Oil Services
      Business Management
      • Mr. Steve Neilsen, General Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Steve Neilsen, General Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      37 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/04/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Order Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      In October 5th of 2022 I signed a contract for an ************* delivery agreement for 1 year with a ceiling price of $4.949 a gallon. The person who discussed this plan with told me that my service agreement which would be in place for the term of my contract was going to be rolled in with the price per gallon I was paying. Today (1/4/24) I received a bill for $427.47 for the service agreement. After calling customer service they stated they had nothing on record that indicated this. This is the second time I have filed a complaint with the BBB against petro home services. The original one in November of 2022 was for Petro not returning my calls for a month or so about renewing my contract. Petro offered me a $100 credit or a complementary service agreement if I choose to renew my contract with them for the ***** year. I chose the service agreement, but again when I signed the contract In October they said they had no records of my complaint at all. I still choose Petro because for the 6 years between 2 homes I had them their service technicians and delivery drivers are timely, polite and reliable. The price per gallon was very high but I was told I WOULD NOT be paying a for a service agreement so the price seems to fit. The billing department and people who sell contracts are either lying to me or have no communication with each other. I agreed to this contract over the phone and stated it was recorded. I called multiple times that day from ************. I want the calls pulled and reviewed which a feel will justify my claims. If Im right I feel Petro is in violation of the verbal contract I agreed to over the phone which would void the $399 cancelation fee. I want this $427.47 bill gone and continue my regular smart pay plan payments of $300.
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      Customer Reviews

      27 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      She H

      1 star

      02/26/2024

      Horrible. Little to no communication. Almost 0 service notes left by tech. the main issue is that there was no follow up plan. - tech turned off the boiler and labeled it unsafe. this turned into a carbon monoxide issue and now a boiler that actual doesnt work. how are you still in business?

      Petro Home Services Response

      02/29/2024

      We believe this review was left by a tenant, while we've been working with the landlord. We are replacing the boiler today due to the boiler leaking. We had a service call where the fire dept. was called out and we shut the unit down until the following morning when it could be cleaned properly. At the return visit we found the boiler to be leaking and we red tagged the unit.

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