There is no justification for not properly balancing systems. It’s one of the most straightforward methods for installers to enhance...

There is no justification for not properly balancing systems. It’s one of the most straightforward methods for installers to enhance...




The correct way to decommission used tanks.

Technical considerations around the installing of solid fuel stoves.

Technicians are alerted to new regulations coming into effect.

OFTEC simplifies the heat loss calculation process.

This technical notice covers a change to Building Regulations.

OFTEC announces the release of the OFTEC Technical Manual and the OFTEC Domestic Liquid Fuel...
This technical notice covers a change to Building Regulations.

OFTEC announces the release of the OFTEC Technical Manual and the OFTEC Domestic Liquid Fuel Field Guide, new for 2024.

Good tank maintenance is key to a successful transition from kerosene to renewable liquid fuel

Can an existing LPG boiler, biomass boiler, or heat pump be removed and replaced with an oil boiler?

The UK currently chooses to still abide by many EU regulations, even though it’s now free to make its own...

OFTEC’s registered technicians often call our technical department when they are unsure of what output pressure jet boiler they can...

Future proof your heating career with discounted heat pump training

Addressing some of the recent queries around flues for solid fuel appliances

It is important to check for water in a liquid fuel storage tank during a...
In England, from the 1st of October, changes were made to Building Regulations Approved Document...
The importance of identifying the correct appliance efficiencies
A new CPD seminar: ‘Emitters: considerations for low flow temperature heating’ has been launched by...
The purpose of a hearth is to provide a safe area around a combustion appliance to prevent the appliance setting...
Wouldn’t it be easier to show OFTEC’s technical team what you’re seeing, rather than trying to explain it on the...
What heating engineers need to know about important new changes to building regulations
OFTEC technical notice addresses red diesel reform
There is no justification for not properly balancing systems. It’s one of the most straightforward methods for installers to enhance...


Determining whether an appliance installation is a domestic or non-domestic install.


Technical considerations around the installing of solid fuel stoves.

The updates to the rules for the location of air source heat pumps.

When are you required to install a carbon monoxide alarm?


New legislative changes will affect technicians who work on the Isle of Man.

Decommissioning and removing existing fuel storage tanks poses a serious pollution risk, so such work needs to be very carefully...

OFTEC’s technical department is seeing an increase of solid fuel stoves being installed in fireplace recesses.

Jonathan Kane of Kane International Ltd explains the vital importance of using the right testing equipment for heating appliances.

Andy Genovese of Hove Wood Burners explains why air pollution from solid fuel stoves has dropped over the last few...



This technical notice covers a change to Building Regulations.

OFTEC announces the release of the OFTEC Technical Manual and the OFTEC Domestic Liquid Fuel Field Guide, new for 2024.

Good tank maintenance is key to a successful transition from kerosene to renewable liquid fuel

Can an existing LPG boiler, biomass boiler, or heat pump be removed and replaced with an oil boiler?

The UK currently chooses to still abide by many EU regulations, even though it’s now free to make its own...

OFTEC’s registered technicians often call our technical department when they are unsure of what output pressure jet boiler they can...

Future proof your heating career with discounted heat pump training

Addressing some of the recent queries around flues for solid fuel appliances

Update on the HVO demonstrator project testing the use of HVO as an effective biofuel to replace kerosene

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