15:34 Feb 26, 2011 

Yes, I take your point on the example you mention, Dave. I don't think 'insert' is necessarily associated with short time frames, however. Take medical procedures such as endoscopy or colonscopy, for example ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoscopy ), where physicians *insert* inspection tubes into the human body. If I ever need one of those, I hope the doctor takes his time ;-)

14:10 Feb 26, 2011 

My problem with "insert" is that it is generally associated with"short actions" in English, you insert a key in to a lock, a cash card in to an ATM, a comma in to a sentence, or even a pipe in to a hole. This pipe appears to be the main component of a heat collection circuit laid in to channels in the collector panels, so that is why in my opinion this would be "installed".

12:24 Feb 26, 2011 

The type of pipe your reference shows is flexible, Dave. The very fact that it is flexible implies that it can be inserted or introduced in, for example, twisted, winding or coiled containing or enclosing structures, e.g. conduit or ducts, or pushed through a hole or orifice, as lipabel says. I think that's what the author is getting at here. 'Hose pipe', 'hose piping' or simply 'hose' might be a more appropriate term for the material shown in your reference, by the way (see http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Hose-Pipe ). That would be more in keeping with the Dutch term 'slang' too, which implies flexibility.

11:07 Feb 26, 2011 

In the context of solar/thermal energy/panels a slang would be a pipe. See: http://www.egsutilities.co.uk/egs.asp?textpage=hcp

10:37 Feb 26, 2011 

A 'slang' is generally not a pipe, Dave...

09:25 Feb 26, 2011 

I have never heard of a pipe system being "inserted". It doesn't sound right to me. The pipe is being "fed" presumably along some sort of customised channel. IMHO insert or inserted would not be the appropriate word in this context.

09:07 Feb 26, 2011 

Ik kan de tekening hier helaas niet weergeven. Ik zat zelf nog te denken aan 'feed' maar denk dat 'insert' toch de juiste keuze is, ook omdat 'install' al eerder in de tekst veelvuldig gebruikt is.

07:59 Feb 26, 2011 

The last sentence says that special care is needed so that the tube doesn't collapse or get buckled. In this context, this means -to me at least- that the tube is being inserted into - or pushed through- a hole, a conduit, an orifice, ... from one side without any access from the other side to assist in the insertion by pulling on the tube. But as Dave mentioned: a technical drawing or even a pictture might be very helpful.

01:35 Feb 26, 2011 

Insert can only be used when given technical drawings, " installed" is the safe option. Where does the text imply that the hose is inserted?

21:16 Feb 25, 2011 

I'd go for 'insert' here, as lipabel suggests. The term 'install' is less specific.

15:51 Feb 25, 2011 

Zoals Jan reeds gezegd heeft, is invoeren hier een rare term. De tekst is vermoedelijk reeds een vertaling?
Kan je niet uit een werktekening afleiden wat bedoeld wordt: misschien "to install" of "to insert"? "insert" lijkt me wel mogelijk in deze context en "install" geeft je nogal wat vrijheid.