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OFTEC and UKIFDA Future Ready Fuel Campaign

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Future Ready Fuel Campaign

OFTEC and UKIFDA’s Future Ready Fuel campaign has continued to make progress throughout the summer.
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Heat loss calculations

A recent survey showed 50% of OFTEC registered technicians were not aware of the recent changes made in England to Approved Document Part L (ADL).
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Important! Approved Document Part L 2022 – Wales

The Welsh Government has published a new version of ‘Approved Document Part L Volume 1 – Dwellings’ (ADL) that will affect all installers of heating equipment in ...
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Solid fuel hearths – boundary issues

The purpose of a hearth is to provide a safe area around a combustion appliance to prevent the appliance setting fire to building fabric, furnishings ...
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Scottish Heat in Buildings Strategy

The Scottish Government published its own Heat in Buildings Strategy on 8 October, just ahead of the UK version. The Strategy builds on a consultation held ...
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Phasing out fossil fuel in home heating

After almost a year of delays, the UK Government has published its long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy outlining plans to decarbonise heat and buildings. With ...
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Brits “baffled by boilers”

• Almost a third (29%) of boilers failed to receive a scheduled check due to lockdown delays. One in ten did not receive a check at all. • ...
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A good starting point

Invited to see a biofuelled oil boiler in action by Worcester Bosch, Oil Installer’s editor, Jane Raphael and deputy editor, Peter Clayton were very ...
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