Plastic Oil Pipes
Tuesday 11th December 2001
Plastic
Oil
lines
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
.
The
plastic
pipe
must
be
of
a
material
specifically
designated
for
Kerosene
fuel
and
be
OFCERT
approved
.They
must
be
laid
underground
in
such
a
manner
so
as
to
avoid
being
prone
to
accidental
damage
.They
should
be
laid
as
level
as
possible
so
as
to
avoid
the
potential
for
air
locking
.Due
to
fire
risk
,they
must
not
rise
above
ground
level
or
otherwise
be
exposed
.A
fire
resistant
protective
sleeve
is
currently
under
development
,which
it
is
hoped
to
be
made
commercially
available
during
2002
.Joints
to
the
copper
pipe
underground
,must
be
accessible
.They
must
not
be
used
inside
a
building
.
OFTEC
have
produced
a
free
technical
information
sheet
T134
" Installing
pipes
underground
", also
viewable
for
downloading
on
their
web
site
www
.oftec
.org
Source Aga Technical Review
