New York is one of the Northeast states that requires all #2 fuel - heating oil or diesel to be ultra-low sulfur fuel - same as pump fuel but dyed red (no road tax). The heating fuel however does not typically have the lubricity additives that "diesel" has.
That said, I have been using...
Keep it simple - get yourself a mechanical water heater timer and mount to your starter. The clock motor of the timer is 220v so it is easy to grab power. Use the switch in the timer to interrupt the contactor coil. Put only the off trip in the timer, set for your usual end of the day. When...