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OIL SUPPLY
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FIREBIRD ‘S’ RANGE
OIL STORAGE TANK SITING
Consult OFTEC Manuals
It is very unlikely that a fire should start from a domestic oil tank, however it does need to be protected
from a fire which may originate in a building nearby. For this reason, the tank should be located at least
1.8 metres from any building and no closer than 760mm from any boundary. If it must be closer than
1.8 metres,the building wall should not have any openings other than ventilation openings. In addition,
the wall should have at least 30 minutes fire resistance and extending 300mm higher and extends
300mm beyond both ends of the tank is provided between the tank and the terminating position and
the wall should have a half hour resistance to an internal fire and extend 1.8 metres from any part of the
tank.
A non-combustible radiation barrier is an alternative but this must meet the
requirements of BS 5410 Part 1: 1997,“clause 28” Section 6.4.
Steel tanks must be mounted on brick or block piers with a waterproof
membrane between the piers and tank.
See Oftec Technical Information T19
Oil storage tanks should not be sited within 1.8m of boiler flue outlets.
Do not allow household waste or hot ashes container in vicinity
of oil storage tank or boiler flue outlet.
FLEXIBLE OIL PIPE(S)
A flexible burner oil hose is supplied with the boiler which must be wholly contained with in the
appliance case.
Please note: A filter must not be fitted inside the boiler and all joints in the oil line MUST BE
OIL-TIGHT.
Soldered joints are not permissible. Before connecting to the boiler always flush the
complete oil supply line and ensure that oil supply is completely clean and free of any dirt or
foreign matter.
SINGLE PIPE SYSTEM
Where installations have the bottom of the tank above the oil burner, a single pipe system may be
used.The oil burner should then be set for single pipe operation - See also manufacturers oil burner
manual
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