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Why you should choose an
OFTEC registered technician
Whether you are selecting a technician to give your oil
boiler, cooker or stove its annual service, or planning
a much bigger project - a home extension or conversion
of your heating to run on oil - you will want to ensure
that you employ the best person for the job. You need an
experienced technician who has been trained on modern,
highefficiency appliances, who can give you sound advice
when necessary, and whom you can trust to carry out the
work properly. In short, you need an OFTEC Registered technician.
There's a simple way to avoid the risk of falling victim
to a 'cowboy' operator. Before you ask a technician to
call, enquire if he or she is OFTEC Registered (and if
not, why not?)
OFTEC Registered Technicians:
- Are individually trained at an OFTEC Approved Training
Centre, and their skills independently assessed before
they can apply for OFTEC Registration
- Have their work inspected from time to time by an
OFTEC Inspector
- Are re-assessed every five years to maintain their
Registration
- Carry an identity card confirming the type of oil
heating work for which they are registered
- Have to hold appropriate insurance to work in your
home
- Are able (in England and Wales) to self-certify
work for which they are Registered. This saves you
time and money, as non-Registered technicians must,
by law, notify Local Authority Building Control, or
submit plans when installing oil-fired appliances
- Will leave with you a written statement of the work
they have done on your appliance, replacement parts
fitted and recommendations for work needed in the future.
You can find details of OFTEC Registered Technicians
in your area on www.oftec.org or by phoning OFTEC on
0845 65 85 080.
CHOOSE WISELY - CHOOSE OFTEC
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courtesy of Oil Firing Technical Association Foxwood
House, Dobbs Lane, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 2QQ
Telephone 0845 65 85 080 Fax 0845 65 85 181
E-mail enquiries@oftec.org
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