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Loss of efficiency when moving Oil Burner further?

BluePlanet · 2021-10-30 14:18:15

I'm planning moving our oil burner about 16ft further away from where it sits now to gain better use of the space. The water pipe will end up having 5 or 6 elbows before it reaches our water cylinder. The system heats our water and 5 radiators. While i'm sure moving the burner will make the system less efficient, will it…

30-10-2021 2:18pm

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BluePlanet

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I'm planning moving our oil burner about 16ft further away from where it sits now to gain better use of the space.
The water pipe will end up having 5 or 6 elbows before it reaches our water cylinder.
The system heats our water and 5 radiators.
While i'm sure moving the burner will make the system less efficient, will it be VERY inefficient or not too bad?

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#2 30-10-2021 4:31pm

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Not really. Make sure to slap on some lagging onto the new pipes. Be grand. You will lose a few watts in the pipes but that is much less than even a very small radiator and feck all compared to the total output of the boiler

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