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By GeorGe Lanthier oil Lines Lessons learned during a recent install HVAC/ HYDRONICS I n this article I want to continue to review the installation that was done in my home last January. This may also turn out to be my last article on oil lines, because at this point it's been pretty much all said and chiseled into the proverbial concrete. Massachusetts is moving to be an NFPA-1 state. That means our industry-setting Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regulations are not going away, but will just become amendments to the National Fire Protection Association Standards. Adoption of NFPA-1 looks like it will occur on Jan. 1, 2015, and we'll keep you in the loop. Feel free to visit our website and Firedragon Academy's Facebook page. The Commonwealth's adoption of NFPA-1 will change quite a few things for Massachusetts oilmen, and the move to NFPA-31 will require some knowl- edge enhancement to those who know the current 527CMR4.00. In addition, a basic understanding of NFPA-211 for chimneys will also be necessary for oilmen. For Massachusetts gasfitters and electricians almost nothing will change. NFPA-70, also known as the National Electrical Code is the major part of 527CMR12.00, and has been for many years. NFPA-54 for natural gas and NFPA-58 for propane will continue to guide Massachusetts gasfitters. As previously mentioned Firedragon is not teaching code classes in Massachusetts at this time. A decision to re-enter the teaching of NFPA-31/CMR.4 after full promulgation has yet to be made, but we do teach the NFPA Standards in other states, so we'll see. We have made the decision to print a seventh edition of our book "The CMR4.00 Guide" and will inform you of that when it happens. That will include a merged version of NFPA31, NFPA211 and CMR4.00. Back to the install. When the boiler was replaced in January we naturally changed the oil line to upgrade the job and make it fully compliant with the Massachusetts law for oil tanks and lines, M.G.L. 453. Up until that time we were depending on two things, an oil safety valve and a sleeved line. The Massachusetts law made it a requirement that insurance companies make available affordable tank and line insurance no later than July 1, 2010, and that residential property owners be in compli- ance no later than September 30, 2011. In my opinion it was a great piece of industry-driven legislation that is a true way to keep oilheat in homes for the future. If oil lines and tanks don't fail or if they do and they are insured, homeowners won't have to face the trials and frustration of expensive ground remediation making gas an attractive alternative, not that the price isn't enough already. In Figure 1 we see the line at the tank as it enters the floor and in Figure 2 as it leaves the floor. To make burner service even more accessible the line is then con- tinued through a flexible line to the burner. That flexible line will assist me to easily open the Slant/Fin Eutectic for inspection and cleaning. By the way, with almost eight months of operation, the boiler doesn't look like it has been run more than a week. There's a lot to be said 46 September 2014 | FUeL OIL NeWS | www.fueloilnews.com Figure 1