The fight for bio-liquids
The new B30K fuel will be a mix of 30% FAME bio-fuel and 70% kerosene, and can be used on existing oil heating appliances with very few system modifications. It is estimated that carbon emissions from the B30K fuel...
Frozen Condensate Pipes…….
Every winter hundreds of boilers in the UK stop working because their condensate (drain) pipe freezes solid... Until now there has been no solution to this problem of ice blocking the drain in freezing conditions... Frozen Condensate drain...
The Benefits of Top Off-take of Oil From Your Tank.
The biggest problem by far with storing large quantities of oil is the risk of pollution. Nothing illustrates this more than the oil pollution caused by the explosion on the BP oil rig in the Gulf of...
Chimney and Flue Draught Stabilisers Explained….
Draught Stabilisers In almost all heating installations, the draught created in the chimney is greater than that required by the boiler flue. The draught can vary from 0 up to 100 Pa during the heating season. The...
De-aeration and its Advantages
Why does gas build up in the oil line? Gas will automatically be released from the oil when pressure in the oil line falls below the atmospheric pressure resulting in a vacuum (negative pressure). The quality, temperature...
Oil De-aeration – Air in your Oil Heating Line
Oil heating problems: Gas/air in oil When oil is drawn up from the oil tank to the burner large amounts of gas bubbles can be released from the oil. These gas bubbles are released when there is a...
Oil Heating the Most Environmentally Friendly……..
Oil Heat ... Efficient! Heating and hot water system efficiency is a measure of the amount of usable heat extracted from the potential energy of the fuel. For example, if your heating system is evaluated at 85%...
Atkinson Filter Valve Fitting Instructions
The Atkinson Filter valve is supplied for connecting to 10mm dia oil line. See Note 4 below if other pipe sizes are to be fitted. THE TANK SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH AT LEAST 30CM (ONE FOOT) CLEARANCE...
Benefits of keeping your oil fired heating system serviced
Making sure your oil fired boiler and heating system is kept serviced regularly will keep it at its most efficient. This will help save money on unexpected breakdowns, plumber call out charges and of course, reduces...
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
Success for Biofuels research project The Oil Firing Technical Association, ICOM Energy Association (ICOM), the University of East Anglia and others have successfully trialled a new blended heating oil which combines a bio-fuel with kerosene or gas...
