Professional Plumbing, Heating & Renewables services across North Wales & North West

Oil Boilers & Tanks

How does Oil Heating Work?

Heating oil is normally used in a ‘wet’ heating system, where an oil-fired boiler heats water, then provides central heating via radiators and hot water to the taps in your home.

Most condensing oil-fired boilers are floor-standing, and you can get heat-only and combi condensing oil-fired boilers. 

If you live in a rural area and are off grid you may think oil is your only viable heating option however there are now some great renewable options that directly compete with oil in the market. Why not check out our Biomass installations page?

Oil Fired Boilers

We provide professional OFTEC Certified & Registered installations and services on various kinds of oil boilers at extremely competitive prices.

Our main supplier for our oil boiler range is Worcester who are the market leader in the industry, there tried and tested products continue to far outlay any other oil boiler on the market.

As a Worcester accredited installer we can offer a 7 year guarantee on select Worcester oil boilers.

Oil Tanks

Our OFTEC registered technicians are trained to carry out a full oil tank installation service including all necessary work to remove your old oil tanks and site your new ones in compliance with current legislation.

There are strict guidelines in place regarding oil tanks, any tanks that are now supplied need to be bunded and need to follow the below guidelines.

Tank Support

  • Adequate for the weight of the tank and its contents – 1000 litres of fuel weighs just under a ton.
  • Non-combustible, imperforate, and level.
  • Constructed of concrete, paving stones or stonework.
  • Large enough to extend 300mm beyond all sides of the tank.

Tank Location

  • 1.8m away from non-fire rated eaves of a building
  • 1.8m away from a non-fire rated building or structure (e.g. garden sheds)
  • 1.8m away from openings (such as doors or windows) in a fire rated building or structure (e.g. brick-built house/garage)
  • 1.8m away from liquid fuel appliance flue terminals
  • 760mm away from a non-fire rated boundary, such as a wooden boundary fence
  • 600mm away from screening (e.g. trellis and foliage) that does not form part of the boundary.

If you don’t think your existing tank is up to current regulations get in touch with us now and we will be more than happy to help.

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BOILER UPGRADE SCHEME

£5k - £7.5k GRANTS

Government grants are currently available to support the installation of biomass boilers and heat pumps in homes and some non-domestic buildings.

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