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The Oil Heaters (Safety) Regulations 1977
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- 1977 No. 167
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Fuel containers
7. In the case—
(a)of an oil heater fitted with a wick fed burner, any join in the fuel container below the full fuel level shall be firmly joined so as to be fuel tight, and
(b)of a barometric feed oil heater, any join in the fuel container shall be firmly joined so as to be air and fuel tight.
(2) The fuel container of a barometric feed oil heater shall not have any soft solder joints and shall be sufficiently rigid to prevent the discharge of fuel or vapour due to distortion of the container.
(3) In the case—
(a)of an oil heater fitted with a wick fed burner, any part of the fuel container which is less than 25mm measured vertically from the inside of the container at its deepest point when the oil heater is standing on a floor, and
(b)of a barometric feed oil heater, the fuel container, shall be made of, or shall be coated internally with, a material which is resistant to corrosion by ionisable corrosive compounds in any water present in the container and which is not liable to soften or otherwise deteriorate through exposure to kerosene.
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