Metal cabinet required for oil burner

Wearb wrote: »

Those original cabinets are very well insulated and is something that you will need to bear in mind whichever option you choose. You don't want to be wasting your fuel heating up the outside air.

Actually Wearb, that was something I was going to ask you. If going with a block shed should that be insulated in some way also. Was trying to look at your photo to see if the shed is insulated but would you recommend it?

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Metal boxes are crap in our enviroment, even the newer insulated type suffer big time with condensation, block all the way, please allow plenty of room for top access.

Thanks. Do you know what type of insulation would be suitable for this purpose in a shed like Wearb posted above?

MicktheMan wrote: »

I agree.
OP, what was the rationale for moving it outside?

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Actually, I had never intended to move it outside as it had been giving no problems inside, no smell of kerosene etc. I was fed a story by someone I was hiring to have other work done in my house (unrelated to the burner) that inside burners invalidate your house insurance. He used some example of a case he said he was aware of where an insurance assessor refused to process a house claim for someone once they discovered they had an internal oil boiler even though the claim supposedly had nothing to do with the burner. Just the mere fact of having an inside burner was enough to invalidate your entire house insurance, according to this guy.

As the individual had been recommended to me by someone ' supposedly' trustworthy in the community (but also someone who seemed very keen I give this guy the work), I'm afraid I trusted what he told me as he sounded very convincing. I panicked and told him to go ahead and put it outside for which he charged me a nice sum which I have since been told was hugely excessive. He also claimed to have serviced it but when I went to use it after he had left and had been paid, the unit started throwing out smoke with a burning smell like it was going to go on fire. Any attempts to get the supposedly trained, qualified plumber who also offerred building services, to come back and fix the work were unsuccessful. He went to ground and refused to answer calls or reply to messages. The cost of the job was also to include a proper boiler house which he said he would also come back and do after he threw up some makeshift timber surround only covered on two sides. When I contacted three separate insurance companies not long after to renew my house insurance I was told by each one that oil burners have no effect on house insurance cover be they inside or outside. Needless to say the 'upstanding member of the community' who was so keen that I give this guy the work naturally tried to distance himself when I relayed my experience. Lesson learnt.

I believe now that for some people it's a matter of preference to have oil burners inside or outside. Some say it's more efficient to have inside while others just prefer it outside. I had no problems with it being inside and it worked well. Just putting in context my reasoning for moving it outside as a couple of people here did ask.

ccsolar wrote: »

Hi Shint0
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Let me know if it will do the job
Cc

PM sent. I will catch up with you early next week and try to work out if it's suitable.
Thanks