In accordance with 32 M.R.S. §18138(1), an oil energy auditor is restricted to performing combustion safety and efficiency testing on oil-fired space-heating or waterheating equipment to ensure health and safety standards. Oil energy auditors shall not make any adjustments to oil-fired space-heating or water-heating equipment.
Prior to performing a combustion safety and efficiency test, an oil energy auditor must obtain the manufacturer's installation and operating instructions for the specific equipment to be tested.
An oil energy auditor must observe all provisions of the manufacturer's installation and operating instructions when performing a combustion and efficiency test including, but not limited to, any restrictions or limitations relating to equipment access and pipe penetration.
Combustion efficiency test results must fall within the guidelines contained in the manufacturer's installation and operating instructions. The oil energy auditor must provide a copy of the test results to the property owner and must notify the property owner and, if different, the occupant of the property, in writing if the test results do not meet the manufacturer's guidelines.
02-658 C.M.R. ch. 3, § 4