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Dotty
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julesverne
how different is an oil boiler compared to a gas boiler?
I did my oftec without ever touching an oil boiler before ( I had installed a few a couple of years before but never fired them up that was the bloke commisioning) I havnt struggled too much in the past 1.5 years I had to make a few phone calls to the burner manufacturers on the first couple of jobs but I soon got it. If you can work on gas competently you should not have a problem working out an oil burner as the boiler is just another boiler.
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Orry Clayton
Anyone got any details on the whole assessment process?
Questions etc...
Questions etc...
Multiple choice questions mainly. Open book for a lot of it.
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Orry Clayton
is there a practical assessment, as with gas?
Practical is part of the 101 course & I wasn't impressed with it. Still a bit nerve wrecking though! Electric safety (isolating & testing supply), fault finding & combustion setting. Not teach you much.
If you work at gas boilers & heating systems, most of the basics you will already know.
If you work at gas boilers & heating systems, most of the basics you will already know.
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on31ll
how much is the oil course at leeds ?
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Barry98
do you have avalid passport to cross the Pennines ?
RGII79
Gas Engineer
yeah just open your mouth wide and they will spoon feed the answers
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Dotty
Harsh. But accurately summed up!
RGII79
Gas Engineer
the regulation from oftec is pony anyway it just a money spinner for an organisation that is doing nothiing to protect the customers or the engineers in the oil industry letting anyone sit these courses and then certify that they are engineers , also next to no regulatory system in place to spot check engineers and boiler passports what are they lol im talking about rep of ireland here i dont know how they operate in the uk maybe better .how do u find it croppie
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Dotty
To be honest never ever had an oftec inspection, religiously filled in boiler passports only for the householder to bin them, and you don't get passports on commercial anyway.
Was in Terenure today, working in Clondalkin tomorrow. Anywhere near you?
Was in Terenure today, working in Clondalkin tomorrow. Anywhere near you?
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Orry Clayton
Was on my first oily job yesterday, definitely going to give course a go.
Messy, but I liked it. 😀 Boiler suit to be purchased.
Messy, but I liked it. 😀 Boiler suit to be purchased.
Can't beat the smell of kerosene in the morning..............afternoon, evening and when you first get up 🙂
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Barry98
sounds like its what gets you out of bed in a morning
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Barry98
defo get the overalls , your van seat gets a right mess when you get back in if you dont
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Orry Clayton
just tools... need a separate van, clothes and shower.
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