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EnCalcOU Introduction Version: 2.2 Size: 520KB Released: 04-October-2011

Have you ever wondered at what rate you are using oil or what your oil bill is likely to be before you get it? Is your oil bill correct? How much CO2 do you generate each quarter from heating oil use? Or may be you want to help the environment by reducing energy consumption, monitoring your oil use can contribute to this. If the answer to any of these is yes then maybe EnCalcOU can help you. To find more energy and money saving ideas check out Practical Home Energy Saving.

EnCalcOU calculates the cost of oil, allowing both the real cost based on tank readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. The program can cope with different shaped tanks, work in volume or depth of oil, varying tax rates plus fixed charges enabling most charging models to be handled. It will also calculate the amount of CO2 generated and predict when the tanks next need filling. EnCalcOU is part of the JSutils group of software utilities which have a theme of energy conservation. See the log files and screen shot for examples of use.

For information on using the program click on Using, Details of the formulae used can be found in Formulae. Information on the program data limits can be found in Data Limits. EnCalcOU supports Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Technical Notes relating to EnCalcOU can be found in the support section.

The program requires a registration code to run - this can be obtained free for personal non commercial use from the Download page. For commercial licencing please click here. Registration codes from previous versions are compatible with version 2.3.

To find out what is new and changed in version 2.3 have a look at history.

Installation is simple just unzip the installer from the downloaded file, double click on the installer and follow the on screen instructions (when selected desktop shortcuts are installed for all users). As well as installing the program this will also install the help pages. EnCalcOU can be safely installed over previous installations. The existing configuration file will be copied to EnCalcOU.old. Start the program and enter the registration code to start using EnCalcOU.

If the program will not work properly check out the FAQ for suggestions. The program needs administrator privileges to install it. When upgrading do not allow the installer to overwrite the configuration file when prompted to retain saved default values.

To uninstall EnCalcOU use Windows Add/Remove Programs from the Control Panel. If you wish to retain any files copy them to a temporary location before uninstalling. All program files and directories in the program root directory (normally c:\program files\JSutils\EnCalcOU\) are removed including those created by the program.

As part of our quality assurance program EnCalcLU is digitally signed using a Comodo certificate to give you confidence the software comes from us and that it has not been altered since we produced it. We also virus scan software continuously during development and check for other unwanted software using Kaspersky software. In addition our software is submitted to a number of sites for independent verification that it is clean. See the listing page for more information on who we use.

Our policy is to continually enhance and improve our software which means that new releases are quite frequent, often these updates are triggered by user feedback which is vital to us. Although originally designed for the UK EnCalcOU is now in use all over the world. We are particularly interested in where our calculators don't work for the charging method used by your utility supplier. If you have a problem with this program, have any suggestions for improvement or have a novel use for it then let us know. Before reporting a problem always check the FAQ, Release Notes and Known Issues.