Residential Fuel Oil Tank/Appliance Inspections
FUEL OIL DISTRIBUTOR INSPECTIONS (FODI)
TANKS
Our TSSA PM3 certified technicians inspect your residential fuel storage tank and complete a 20 point form developed by the Canadian Oil
Heat Association (COHA) for presentation to your fuel oil supplier or home insurer. The technician will explain clearly any deficiency found and propose solutions.
APPLIANCES – COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTIONS (CI)
Our TSSA OBT certified technicians inspect your residential furnace and/or oil-fired hot water heater and complete a 15 point form developed by the Canadian Oil Heat Association (COHA) for presentation to your oil supplier or home insurer. The technician will clearly explain any deficiency found and propose solutions.
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We are reliable and respect your time…always calling at least 30 minutes before arrival to keep you informed. We always show up on-time, clean and ready to work. We work efficiently and clean up after we are finished. We believe in always leaving a project cleaner than we found it.
At Mannion Petroleum we keep our team small so you can be confident that the technicians that arrive at your home or job site are highly experienced and qualified. Technicians are certified by the Technical Safety & Standards Authority (TSSA) for Ontario. Service in English, French or Spanish.
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FODI vs CI
What is FODI? This is the acronym for Fuel Oil Distributor Inspections for Aboveground Tanks, either inside the premises or outside the premises.
The twenty point inspection is conducted by a TSSA Certified Petroleum Mechanic 3 (PM3) and looks at, for example, is the tank approved for its present use, does the tank appear to have been installed in accordance with the fuel oil code, are the tank vent and fill pipes properly installed and terminated, is the tank support system in good condition, and is the system free of leaks or any signs of weepage?
The inspection also covers the prevention of corrosion, the burner supply/return lines, valves, filters and piping material.
What is CI? This is a short form for Fuel Oil Distributor Inspections for Appliances – Comprehensive. This inspection covers furnaces, boilers and hot water heaters.
The fifteen point inspection is conducted by a TSSA Certified Oil Burner Technician 2 (OBT-2) and covers the appliance approval, if the installation is in accordance with the fuel oil code, the condition of the venting system, the condition of the heat exchanger, the refractory pot and heat shields, the clearances to combustibles and finally the chimney and its components.
The most important part of the inspection is the acceptability of the combustion analysis which tests for flue gas temperature, C02, C0 and combustion efficiency.