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 30/12/2005, 7:33
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Roberto
Joined on 29/12/2005
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Re: Oil Heating operating correctly
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Hi - thanks for the fast response! Boiler fired up OK this morning, but it's not so cold this morning. When it runs, it runs cleanly, but does have a tendency to shut off / restart fairly regularly - but I assume this is normal
The installation is reasonably new - less than 18 months - and this is the first seriously cold weather it has encountered. Boilerhouse and tank are in an uninsulated outhouse, and I suspect fuel temperature is the issues - though I've never worked with oil-fired systems before. We're attempting to lag all feed pipes as best we can, and I'm wondering whether a standard UK 2 burner (wick) greenhouse heater would be helpful. Had a quick look (around Cahors) yesterday but couldn't find one/ (I have a standard Parasene one at home which runs 8 days on 5 litres of fuel).
Access to a PDF manual would be very useful here - since the owners don't have this in their posession. Settings would be appreciated.
Thanks very much for the help!!! The faster I get these people on broadband the better!!
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30/12/2005, 13:26
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Michael
Joined on 23/08/2004
Eure ,Norm/Oxfordshire.
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Re: Oil Heating operating correctly
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I would not recomend you put any type of oil heater in your outhouse with a oil tank.I do not think your problem is temperature of the oil.to the burner.If it really is i recomend you go to a heating suppliers and buy a Electrical Self Regulating Heating Trace Line, you tape or lay it the full lengh of the oil line.Or any other outside pipes that need extra frost protection .Happy New year.{hopefully not in orbit.}
Happy days
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27/01/2006, 23:00
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cookehouse
Joined on 23/01/2005
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Re: Oil Heating, Hot water production and plumbing “funnies” in France
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I think our plumbing evolved rather than being designed. Our supply goes first of all goes through a pressure reducer from what to what I dont know. All the pipework is in 12mm.
When the sink tap is opened the shower stops. Clearly the solution could be wind up the pressure, but I'm not sure by how much.
What do you recon the maximum pressure should be. Also, is it usual to have such a narrow bore for all the pipework? my memory of chemical engineering has long since gone.
Cheers
Cookie
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20/02/2006, 21:29
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Dennisj
Joined on 23/08/2004
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Re: Oil Heating, Hot water production and plumbing “funnies” in France
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Hi Opel Fruit,
Info is excellent but one initial queery re costs, is it the additives that are cheaper in the UK or the pump/stat/TRV's/ programmer etc?
many thanks, DennisJ
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15/04/2006, 19:59
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michelin79
Joined on 24/03/2006
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Re: Oil Heating, Hot water production and plumbing “funnies” in France
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Opel Fruit
I've just returned to this forum after a couple of years of not bothering , for various reasons.
All I can say is EXCELLENT!! If we had one of these for every diy subject I could save a fortune on books and research time.
Mike
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