Swithens Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Heating oil in the UK I believe is known as C2 28 sec. is it the same in France? If not can you please advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 No its not, You don't say why you want to know but if you are thinking of buying or bringing over a UK oil fired boiler the normal advice is to forget it as they rarely work satisfactorily due to jet and burner conversion problems and different piping and water pressures, maintenance, parts etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 This post is essential reading - here - if you are thinking of oil heating by boiler. You will need to scroll down for the oil heating section.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyn_Paul Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 [quote user="Swithens"]Heating oil in the UK I believe is known as C228 sec. is it the same in France? If not can you please advise.[/quote]No. Heating oil in France is red diesel. Totally different sg.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Heating oil tends to be a term of various generic products which tend to fall between Kerosene (Paraffin) and Diesel (Gas Oil) as distillates. However Gas Oil, per se, can be slightly different from Diesel!The American Society for Testing and Materials, better known as ASTM, classifies fuel oils into five basic grades: Numbers 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6. These basic grades tend to have been adopted globally, but with different names: i.e. Kerosene (US) Paraffin (UK). Pétrole (France). - [6]Care here though, as the products can be marginally different and equipment designed for one will not necessarily work safely using another.[6]The absolute way these products are specified is (i) Specific Gravity, & : (ii) Volatility &: (iii) Viscosity.If you are bored.[:D].................... http://www.emis.platts.com/thezone/guides/platts/oil/glossary.htmlhttp://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/DATABASE.CART/REDLINE_PAGES/D396.htm?E+mystorehttp://www.bms-project.com/dicosuper36.htmhttp://www.castleoil.com/products/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithens Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Hi Ron Thanks for reply, I have a Nestor Martin oil stove set up for 28 sec oil, however the instructions say it can be converted to run on 35 sec oil, (gas heating oil) hence trying to establish type of oil in |France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Well, you therefore have a choice of Fiule (Red Diesel) or Pétrole. And thereafter a viscosity cup and stopwatch, unless a French supplier can tell you what the viscosity is, measured in flow rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithens Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Thanks to all who replied, it would appear that red diesel is indeed 35 sec. gas oil problem resolved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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