2 Day Pipework & Brazing

BESA £495.00+VAT /  LCL Awards £495.00+VAT

Who Is The Pipework & Brazing Course For?

-The course is essential for all personnel who wish to be trained and certified competent in brazing refrigeration & air conditioning copper pipework. -It is a practically Based course but includes the required training in health & safety areas to enable candidates to competently carry out the correct brazing techniques. -The British Refrigeration Association has set the criteria for the practical assessment hence this approved industry standards is strictly adhered to ensure the workmanship and that best practices are shown and achieved. -Someone who is wanting to do a F-GAS qualification but isn’t competent in Pipework and Brazing as this is required in the F-GAS Assessment

How Long Will The Course Take?

The Pipework and Brazing course is a 2 Day course running 9.00am - 4.30pm

What Does The Pipework & Brazing Course Cover?

General Safety

  • General Duties of Employers
  • General Duties of Employees
  • Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 (COSHH) 1.4 Protection Against Burns from Flames & Sparks
  • Protection from Fumes
  • Transport
  • Storage
  • Safety
  • Gas Cylinders in Fire

Refrigeration Pipework

  • Introduction
  • Copper Tubing
  • Soft Drawn
  • Hard Drawn
  • Cutting Copper Tubing
  • Flared Connections
  • Swaged Joint
  • Fittings

  Oxy-acetylene Equipment

  • Cylinder Safety Precautions
  • Aceylene
  • Explosion Risks
  • Oxygen
  • Gas Pressure Regtulators
  • High Pressure Blowpipe
  • Backfires & Flashbacks
  • General Preparations
  • Setting the Gas Pressures
  • Lighting the Blowpipe
  • To Shut Down the Plant
  • Blowpipe Glame
  • The Neutral Flame
  • The Carburizing Flame
  • The Oxidising Flame
  • Power to the Flame
  • Brazing Alloys

Brazing Techniques

  • Cutting and Fitting
  • Cleaning
  • Proper Fluxing
  • Assembling and Supporting
  • Purging System with Dry Nitrogen
  • Heating and Flowing the Alloy
  • Cleaning After Brazing
  • Points to Remember
  • Caution
  • Installation Planning
  • Pre-Site Checks
  • Pre-Installation Checks
  • Pressure Testing

Typical Defect

  • Causes and Remedies