B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
(OP)
Do "oil guns" (oil ignitors for the main burners in the boiler) fall under ASME B31.1?
If so, are you supposed to use ASME materials (SA) only in their manufacture? Or are some ASTM materials ok?
If that is true, then do you only need the ASME materials in the parts that contain the oil or gas flow?
Thanks for any input...
If so, are you supposed to use ASME materials (SA) only in their manufacture? Or are some ASTM materials ok?
If that is true, then do you only need the ASME materials in the parts that contain the oil or gas flow?
Thanks for any input...





RE: B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
RE: B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
So a manufacturer does not have any responsibility or liability if the item is not built to code --> as long as it was not agreed upon in the purchase order?
I was under the impression that there was some standard that said oil guns and such were considered power piping and therefore should be built to b31.1...
RE: B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
RE: B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
While they may have some pipe as components of their construction, they have other parts, tips, tip holders, pistol grips, etc that are definitely NOT power piping components.
I would hold that any power piping code requirements ended at the connection to the gun mount until someone proved otherwise.
Personally speaking, I have been involved with oil guns for going on 40 years, and this is the first time I ever heard a discussion about code requirements.
But that doesn't mean that some jurisdiction out there hasn't imposed some random code requirement on this device, so you customer has to advise if that is the case.
rmw
RE: B31.1 for oil guns? ASME material specs?
That is a loaded statment because the manufacturer has 100% responsibility and liability that the item is manufactured according to design. Are you desinging it or just building it? The desinger is responsible to ensure it meets all local jurisdictions and requirements at our shop. We just make shure it meets everything the customer specifies.