Are Oil pipe inserts regulation or not ?

[cruiser]

Hi guys , i got my oftec inspection next week .any advice ??
Has anyone else had inspection ?
Hes coming to inspect an install .
Someine has told me that i need to use oil pipe inserts every time .is this true ??

 

[Gazzt]

Oftec do recommend oil pipe inserts while making compression joints, thats what i was told by oftec training northern ireland. I check oftec files for you and get back to you.

 

[Gazzt]

hope this helps

 

[Vee]

Yes it is. Got told off by Oftec inspector myself. They prefer if you used flared fitting rather than compression. Have used them ever since. Look at BES.co.uk where you can mail order them and get the tool and fittings you need. Its similar to what is used on brake lines on cars.

 

[Jay The Plumber]

on my inspection this subject came up, yea use inserts with compression fittings.

 

[magicno1]

If you are serious about your work and customers and adhere to the rules and regs you won't go wrong. Do your homework and training and it will be a piece of cake. Cut corners like some and it ain't gonna work!
As mentioned inserts are used on soft copper but we use flared fittings where possible.

 

[apcdave]

you would struggle to find an insert on an oil line with a compression fitting here in Antrim - seriously think I am only one using them

 

[Gazzt]

Yes banbridge is much the same.

 

[CXR100]

Nobody I know uses them, nobody I know uses flared fittings either. I use inserts myself

 

[deg]

Never knew they existed anywhere in northern ireland