Question on Heating Oil!

strawb_shortcake

We paid 19ppl when we topped up last, that was the cheapest I've ever seen it

greatcrested

annabanana82 said:

We paid 19ppl when we topped up last, that was the cheapest I've ever seen it

I topped up at 17 ppl in May this year. Looking at my records that's around the price when I first moved here 20 years ago!

comeandgo

Highlands of Scotland.  Cheapest ever been 44 p.  Most expensive close to £1 but that was a few years ago.  Not on any scheme just buy it when I need it.

greatcrested

comeandgo said:

Highlands of Scotland.  Cheapest ever been 44 p.  Most expensive close to £1 but that was a few years ago.  Not on any scheme just buy it when I need it.

and there was me thinking the scots had their own pipeline from the North Sea direct to their homes!

welwynrose

greatcrested said:

comeandgo said:

Highlands of Scotland.  Cheapest ever been 44 p.  Most expensive close to £1 but that was a few years ago.  Not on any scheme just buy it when I need it.

and there was me thinking the scots had their own pipeline from the North Sea direct to their homes!

I live close to the Lindsey Oil refinery so I’m sure I could nip down with a bucket when I’m running low for a top up 🤣

sujsuj

Thanks for all inputs I manage to take some pics of my Oil  Tank as well as Boiler. I managed to find my boiler is 

Worcester Greenstar Danesmoor External 25/32 Regular Boiler Oil ErP

See Tank & Boiler photos. I understood this is a 28-second or heating oil as per boiler manuals.  Tank is rusty but functional. Any inputs ?

Davesnave

sujsuj said:

Thanks for all inputs I manage to take some pics of my Oil  Tank as well as Boiler. I managed to find my boiler is 

Worcester Greenstar Danesmoor External 25/32 Regular Boiler Oil ErP

See Tank & Boiler photos. I understood this is a 28-second or heating oil as per boiler manuals.  Tank is rusty but functional. Any inputs ?

The boiler is a common model. As for the tank, no very rusty parts are shown, what it stands on isn't visible and it looks large; so we're still roughly where we were. However, it seems likely from what we can see that the support for the tank is small and would probably not meet OFTEC guidance for supporting a new one. Any new tank also couldn't sit so close to combustible materials, like the fence.

Here is the OFTEC guide to installing a tank which would meet regulations:

https://www.oftec.org/consumers/off-gas-grid-heating-guides/liquid-fuel/storage-tanks

strawb_shortcake

In my experience installers don't give a hoot about the OFTEC guidelines and will install a tank wherever the customer wants it. 

Davesnave

annabanana82 said:

In my experience installers don't give a hoot about the OFTEC guidelines and will install a tank wherever the customer wants it. 

How many such 'experiences' have you had and has any of them been linked to the sale of a house? Surveyors aren't qualified to report in detail on oil installations, but they can still comment if something looks a potential liability.

It's fair to point out here that if what you say has truth in it, customers of dodgy installers need to be wary about the sort of base a tank is placed on, given the weights involved. They'll be the ones Environmental Health go after if there is a ruptured tank resulting a large spill. Clear up is expensive and there's potential for great souring of relations with neighbours if near a boundary/drains.

AdrianC

Davesnave said:

annabanana82 said:

In my experience installers don't give a hoot about the OFTEC guidelines and will install a tank wherever the customer wants it. 

How many such 'experiences' have you had and has any of them been linked to the sale of a house? Surveyors aren't qualified to report in detail on oil installations, but they can still comment if something looks a potential liability.

It's fair to point out here that if what you say has truth in it, customers of dodgy installers need to be wary about the sort of base a tank is placed on, given the weights involved. They'll be the ones Environmental Health go after if there is a ruptured tank resulting a large spill. Clear up is expensive and there's potential for great souring of relations with neighbours if near a boundary/drains.

You ain't wrong there...

The tree surgeon I use was telling me about a job he was doing, removing several mature trees which had been poisoned by a tank which ruptured just after being filled. There were many truckloads - literally - of contaminated earth being removed. Very close to the river...