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Practical distance between oil tank and boiler

  • 25-03-2018 04:21PM
    #1
    white_westie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 621 ✭✭✭


    Question for oil heating guys.

    Currently have an external oil boiler Firebird Heatpac about 15yrs old located externally and away from house, oil tank is located beside it.

    Have a water leak somewhere (system has to be topped up every few hours) and and am sure its underground outside - water pipes run about 15m from boiler to house.

    Have been nursing heating system through the last few weeks, so am starting to look at options going forward.
    One is to relocate or replace with more efficent oil boiler, to external wall of house. Main issue i think would be distance to oil tank.
    In your pratical experiences what would be a working distance between boiler and tank.
    Tank would just be sitting slightly higher than boiler above ground - if it makes any difference.

    Am also considering a gas installation.
    Anyone care to give a ballpark figure to supply, install, commision a quality boiler - would involve some plumbing as well.
    I assume BG would have to run a connection from road to house and install meter etc - any idea what they are charing in Dublin area!

    Thks in advance.
    WW


Comments

  • #2
    Wearb
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,577 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Distance isn’t a problem normally.

    For gas answer see
    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057855302/1/#post106534930


  • #3
    white_westie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 621 ✭✭✭white_westie


    Wearb wrote: »
    Distance isn’t a problem normally.

    For gas answer see
    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057855302/1/#post106534930

    Thks (sorry for double post - getting greedy)

    Distance would probably be 25m - was thinking of something like Hydrodara pipe with oil pipe inside for protection running between tank and boiler.

    WW


  • #4
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭jca


    If you're relocating the boiler could you use one of the unused water pipes to feed the oil line through. Put a tiger loop on the oil circuit and distance shouldn't be a problem.


  • #5
    white_westie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 621 ✭✭✭white_westie


    jca wrote: »
    If you're relocating the boiler could you use one of the unused water pipes to feed the oil line through. Put a tiger loop on the oil circuit and distance shouldn't be a problem.

    Good suggestion - will add it to the option list.


  • #6
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,929 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    jca wrote: »
    If you're relocating the boiler could you use one of the unused water pipes to feed the oil line through. Put a tiger loop on the oil circuit and distance shouldn't be a problem.

    Would ya get 10mm Wicu through 1” pex though?


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  • #7
    jca
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,539 ✭✭✭jca


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Would ya get 10mm Wicu through 1” pex though?

    It’s just a suggestion. It could save the op the hassle and added expense of digging a trench to lay the new oil line.


  • #8
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,929 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    jca wrote: »
    It’s just a suggestion. It could save the op the hassle and added expense of digging a trench to lay the new oil line.

    Oh I know! And I’ve often thought about done by it myself. I was looking for feedback more than anything else to see if it was possible


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