News archive for December 2001
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Plastic Oil Pipes
Tuesday 11th December 2001
Plastic Oil lines
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Plastic oil pipes are one way of overcoming some of the problems associated with lengthy copper pipe runs and due to their ease of installation their use is increasing.
There is no objection with their use with an Aga installation, but the following points must be borne in mind.
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Oil Pressure Reducing Valve
Tuesday 25th December 2001
Traditionally one way of reducing the pressure was to fit an extra oil control valve (minus its metering stem) part way along the oil line, but this could be awkward to accommodate and entails additional maintenance.
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An easier solution is to fit a purpose designed, pressure reduction valve, such as the device shown here, which can be conveniently located immediately before the OCV.
