Tag - heating oil

Which Sight Gauge Is Best

Which Oil Tank Gauge is Best?

When deciding on which of the many types of oil tank gauge to install on your storage tank it can be difficult to decipher the best one to go for. This handy guide will explain the...

What is Bio Fuel ? Part 4 Storage and Supply

What are the implications of using bio-liquids in existing oil storage and supply systems Findings from the heating oil project have shown that, subject to the use of bio-liquid compatible filters and fire valves, no other modifications...

What is Bio Fuel ? – Part 3 The Implications

What are the implications of using bio fuel in existing appliances ? The properties of bio-liquids and bio-liquid blends in comparrision to mineral fuels such as kerosene are different. This is an important factor to bear in...

Fighting Fuel Laundering

Fighting Fuel Laundering Three "pop-up" filling stations selling laundered fuel have been closed down in Belfast. John Whiting, HMRC's head criminal investigation for Northern Ireland, reported to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster that the sites...

Pay As You Go… for heating oil customers

Pay As You Go Northern Ireland Minister for social development, Nelson McCausland, has given the go ahead for trials of a new "pay -as-you-go" system for heating oil customers. At present there are pay-as-you-go schemes for both electricity...

Guide to Non-Domestic Oil Storage

Guide to Non-Domestic Oil Storage This guide applies to non-domestic oil storage tanks including those supplying commercial buildings such as offices, village halls, churches and schools. It also applies to domestic tanks over 3500 litres in capacity...

Protecting your heating oil from theft

 Heating Oil Storage Tank Security Protect your oil tank Protect your oil tank with the following crime prevention advice offered by Norfolk Police: · Position your oil tank to allow maximum view from your property – this may...

Oil Heating Equipment

Oil Heating Equipment What makes up a good oil central heating system? A good oil-fired central heating system will contain the same controls as a modern gas-fired system. In particular it should have: a room thermostat, ideally located...