OFTEC Solid Fuel case studies
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OFTEC is a trade association for liquid fuel heating equipment manufacturers and training providers that also runs a competent persons scheme for businesses and technicians approved to install and maintain oil, solid fuel, electrical and renewable heating equipment. The OFTEC Solid Fuel credential (often referred to as OFTEC Solid Fuel registration) is aimed at technicians and businesses who install and maintain solid fuel heating equipment and who wish to be registered under OFTEC's competent persons scheme. The OFTEC Solid Fuel case studies are 5 cases and about 2,316 words.
1Condensate Disposal on a Replacement Oil Boiler
You are replacing an ageing non-condensing oil boiler in a 1990s detached house with a modern condensing oil boiler. The new unit is wall-hung in a utility room on an internal wall.
507 words, about 3 min2Sooted Baffles and a Smoking Solid Fuel Stove
A customer reports that their room-sealed solid fuel stove, installed two years ago on an external wall, has become sluggish, the glass soots up within a day, and there is a faint smell of smoke in the room when the wind blows from the west. The flue is a twin-wall insulated stainless system rising 3.5 m on the outside of the house, terminating 1.2 m above the roof ridge line.
520 words, about 3 min3Earthing and RCD Protection for a New Boiler Circuit
You are installing a new oil-fired boiler and a pumped heating system in a garage attached to a house with a TN-S supply. The existing consumer unit has spare ways but no RCD protection on the lighting or socket circuits.
441 words, about 2 min4Heat Pump Retrofit Alongside an Existing Oil Boiler
A customer with an ageing oil boiler and radiators wants to reduce running costs and is considering an air source heat pump. The house is a 1970s semi with cavity walls (unfilled), 100 mm loft insulation, and double glazing.
425 words, about 2 min5Commissioning a Stove Flue in a Thatched Property
You are installing a solid fuel stove in a single-storey cottage with a thatched roof. The existing masonry chimney passes through the thatch and terminates with a pot.
423 words, about 2 min