# Booma Oil Inc

**Trade:** HVAC / Heating & Cooling · **Address:** 766 Summer St, Lynn, MA 01905, USA · **Phone:** (978) 744-1166 · **Website:** http://www.boomaoil.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 2.7/5** (medium confidence) — from 10 reviews across 5 sources.
70% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 1 reviews, 1 negative.

## The honest read

Booma Oil Inc delivers heating oil and services heating equipment across Lynn, Swampscott, Saugus, Lynnfield and Marblehead, and the reviews split sharply down the middle — decades of loyalty on one side, pointed complaints on the other. Google shows 3.9 stars from 15 ratings. The company's BBB profile lists it as established in 1932, though it isn't accredited and carries no BBB rating.

The loyalty is real: one customer, in a February 2025 review, said they'd been with the company over forty years and couldn't square that with the negative reviews; another, in a 2023 review, put their tenure at nearly twenty years and credited a staffer named Paul with always showing up for boiler trouble. In a December 2025 review, a customer called for help balancing steam radiators and said someone came out that same day.

The complaints are specific enough to weigh. A 2023 review from a longtime customer of the company's prior name, Down Oil, said service worsened sharply after a change in ownership — overcharging, refusing smaller delivery amounts, and an unprofessional new owner. A 2024 review said a customer was left without heat during cold, wet weather and became ill, naming a staff member, 'Paul C.,' as the problem — a claim at odds with the other customer's praise of a Paul. And a March 2026 review reported one of the company's oil tankers running a red light without attempting to stop.

For an established North Shore oil delivery outfit, the split reviews are worth a direct conversation before signing on — ask who's currently running day-to-day service and what a delivery minimum looks like.

**Strengths:**
- Same-day response — balanced steam radiators the day a customer called
- Long customer tenure — some reviewers describe 20 to 40+ years with the company

**Concerns:**
- Ownership-change complaint — a longtime customer cited overcharging after a change in owners
- No-heat complaint — a customer said they were left without heat and became ill
- Truck safety report — a reviewer described a company tanker running a red light

**Where sources disagree:**
- Reviews disagree about a staff member named Paul — a 2023 review called him consistently helpful with boiler issues, while a 2024 review accused a 'Paul C.' of leaving a customer without heat and behaving unprofessionally.

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- BBB lists the company as established in 1932; it is not accredited and carries no BBB rating _(confidence: high)_
  - [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/lynn/profile/fuel-oil/booma-oil-inc-0021-13457) — “This BBB profile shows Booma Oil, Inc. as a non-accredited business with no BBB rating, established in 1932 with 26 employees, and no review…”
- Responded same day to help balance steam radiators for a cold room _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21GVmFERnBUMlY2UjFVNGVHVlRPSHB4U21GdFltYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmFVaDFpT2V6R1U4eGVTOHpxSmFtYmc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We've been nothing but happy with Booma.  Most recently we called to ask for some help balancing our steam radiators to help make one of …”
- Long-tenured customers describe relationships of 20 to over 40 years _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTURnXzZHMmF3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgMDg_6G2aw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I've been a customer for over forty years. This company is so professional I cannot understand the negative reviews.
They are promptly re…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNCeTg3WmxRRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICBy87ZlQE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Been a Booma customer for nearly 20 years now.   Paul is always there of there is an issue with our boiler.   All the people that work th…”
- A former Down Oil customer said service worsened sharply after the business was sold, citing overcharging and an unprofessional new owner _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURSdUpiZU9BEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDRuJbeOA%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ This company used to be called Down Oil, I use to love it for almost 7 years of service, and since he sold the company to Boomer, my nigh…”
- A customer said they were left without heat during cold, wet weather and became ill, naming a staff member ('Paul C.') as unprofessional _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNEM3NqdGZREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICD3sjtfQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ This company literally raked me over the coals. They left me without heat in the coldest wettest days. Watch out for Paul C. He's one con…”
- A reviewer reported one of the company's tanker trucks running a red light without attempting to stop _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pWTmVWSm5PV3RsVVRGR2JUUlpjV1l5T0c0MVUzYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjVNeVJnOWtlUTFGbTRZcWYyOG41U3c%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ nice safe drivers they have NOT , 6 am today a truck went right through a red light no attempt to stop last 3 numbers on plate 216 at the…”
- Delivers heating oil and installs/repairs heating and cooling equipment across Lynn, Swampscott, Saugus, Lynnfield and Marblehead _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.boomaoil.com) — “Booma Oil Inc. delivers heating oil and installs/repairs heating and cooling equipment for homes on the North Shore of Boston.”
  - [Official Website](http://www.boomaoil.com) — “Stated service area (self-reported): Lynn, Swampscott, Saugus, Lynnfield, Marblehead”
- Specializes in HVAC / Heating & Cooling _(confidence: high)_
  - [Official Website](http://www.boomaoil.com) — “Booma Oil Inc. delivers heating oil and installs/repairs heating and cooling equipment for homes on the North Shore of Boston.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21GVmFERnBUMlY2UjFVNGVHVlRPSHB4U21GdFltYxAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOmFVaDFpT2V6R1U4eGVTOHpxSmFtYmc%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ We've been nothing but happy with Booma.  Most recently we called to ask for some help balancing our steam radiators to help make one of …”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNEM3NqdGZREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICD3sjtfQ%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ This company literally raked me over the coals. They left me without heat in the coldest wettest days. Watch out for Paul C. He's one con…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURSdUpiZU9BEAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xba806565ff291164!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDRuJbeOA%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ This company used to be called Down Oil, I use to love it for almost 7 years of service, and since he sold the company to Boomer, my nigh…”

## License

Status: **not_found** — verified against the official MA state registry, never self-reported.
Re-check at the official registry: https://occupationallicensingandpermitting.mass.gov/madol/s/license-search-page

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Booma%20Oil%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJRe4hJnNt44kRZBEp_2VlgLo): 3.9★ from 15 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Booma%20Oil%20Inc&query_place_id=ChIJRe4hJnNt44kRZBEp_2VlgLo): Listed on this source
- [Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/us/ma/lynn/profile/fuel-oil/booma-oil-inc-0021-13457): Listed on this source
- [Official Website](http://www.boomaoil.com): Self-reported profile and service details
- [Exa](https://local.yahoo.com/info-10112794-booma-oil-lynn/): 7 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Recent reviews

- **1/5 · Google Reviews · jon white · 2026-03-30**: nice safe drivers they have NOT , 6 am today a truck went right through a red light no attempt to stop last 3 numbers on plate 216 at the intersection of western ave and  Chatham St going up western ave being a tanker truck one would think they would drive safer
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Peter Gawne · 2025-12-12**: We've been nothing but happy with Booma.  Most recently we called to ask for some help balancing our steam radiators to help make one of our children's rooms warmer.  They came by that day and balanced our radiators.  We thought we were going to have to get a space heater for the baby's room, but Bo…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Elizabeth Sullivan · 2025-02-28**: I've been a customer for over forty years. This company is so professional I cannot understand the negative reviews.
They are promptly responsive to every need you may have.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Edick De Leon · 2025-02-22**: The best service ever
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Patricia Shaughnessy · 2024-03-28**: This company literally raked me over the coals. They left me without heat in the coldest wettest days. Watch out for Paul C. He's one con artist you don't want to deal with. I got very ill having no heat because of them.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Rich · 2024-01-22**: Fast friendly service.  Got right out and did what they said they would !!  Great service
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Alexander B · 2023-10-13**: My experience with Booma has been great. They are very responsive and very kind. Hard to find those characteristics these days :)
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Elizabeth Figueroa · 2023-04-17**: This company used to be called Down Oil, I use to love it for almost 7 years of service, and since he sold the company to Boomer, my nightmare beggings. These people charge for everything, not taking 100 gallons requests, and the new owner is extremely unprofessional. Only a secretary is a nice pers…
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Jan Jan Moon · 2023-01-04**: Been a Booma customer for nearly 20 years now.   Paul is always there of there is an issue with our boiler.   All the people that work there are wonderfully helpful.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · James brault · 2021-11-16**: Always there for you.

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