Rules for boiler oil feed pipework?

Nov 08, 2006 3 Replies

Can anyone familiar with the regulations please point me to something fairly definitive (i.e. CORGI-like) for the regs relating to oil CH boilers, tanks and the pipes between them?



What are the pipes allowed to be made of? Is plastic OK, or does it need to be metal? Are there rules for particular connector types?



What about a couple of feet of "floating" pipe between a raised tank and a buried copper pipe ? Can this much be plastic? If it is, is there a "best practice" on protecting this from damage?



Also who can recommend good dog shampoos and toothpaste for removing heating oil from border collie pups....



Can you check the date/time on your computer, it appears to be late December where you are...

using compression fitting and soft copper pipe is quite right!

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new boiler came with compression fittings, but it was only after these joints leaked that I read this article and then found that the plastic coated 10mm pipe that I had bought was made from soft copper.

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