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Pipes which are commonly used in water supply system are given below.
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1. Cast Iron (CI) Pipes

2. Steel Pipes
3. Galvanized Iron (GI) Pipes
4. Copper Pipes

5.Plastic or Polythene or PVC pipes

6. Asbestos Cement (AC) Pipes

7. Concrete

Pipes

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1. CAST IRON PIPES

These pipes are most commonly used in water distribution system mainly because of the following

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They are cheaper in cost

It has high resistance to
corrosion It is highly
durable
C.I. pipes are manufactured by following 4 methods.
1. Horizontally cast (MC ware pipes)
2. Vertical cast (pit cast in sand moulds)
3. Centrifugally cast in sand lines moulds spun type
4. Centrifugally cast in water cooled metal moulds
Now a days horizontally cast C.I. pipes are no longer used.
Centrifugally cast pipes posses fine grained dense structure and uniform
thickness and therefore they are widely used.
Special care has to be taken during transportation and making connection of
these pipes, to prevent damage.

2. STEEL PIPES
Use of steel pipes in water supply system is suggested when,
pipes are subjected to very high pressure (i.e. above 7

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3. GALVANIZED
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This type of pipe is used for

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water supply work inside the

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wrought steel pipes provided

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metal. For a 15 mm GI
pipe, the thicknesses are
2.0, 2.65 & 3.25 for the
light, medium and heavy
grades,
Generally

respectively.
the

medium

grade pipes are used for

internal

plumbing

in

building.
Mostly screw and socket joints are used for G.I. pipes.

4. COPPER PIPES
These pipes are used in
hot water installation.
They have high tensile
strength and can
therefore have thin walls

and they can be bent

easily.
Copper pipes are sometimes coated with chromium to enhance its
appearance.

5. PLASTIC OR POLYTHENE OR PVC

PIPES
These pipes are being
used increasingly these
days for supply of cold
water in external and
internal plumbing work.
They are light in weight,
non-corrosive, lower in
cost and do not require
any threading for
connections.
There are 3 common types of plastic pipes are available in market,
as given below.
Unplasticized PVC
(UPVC) or rigid pipes
for use with cold
water
Plasticized PVC pipes
which are plasticized
with addition of
rubber. It has lower
strength and lower
working temperature
than UPVC pipes.
Chlorinated PVC
(CPVC) pipes which
can withstand higher

temperatures upto
1200 (used to
carry hot water)
For pipes used in soil and
waste water discharge
systems, the thickness of
the wall will be larger
than that of used for roof
drainage.
Rigid PVC pipes are used
for distribution of water
with temperature below
450C.
At higher temperature,
the strength of the pipes
decreases. Similarly
ultraviolet radiation from
sunlight as well as
frequent changes in
temperature reduces the
life of PVC pipes.
These pipes are costlier
than AC pipes but
cheaper than GI pipes.

6. ASBESTOS CEMENT (AC) PIPES

These pipes are used for
drainage of rainwater
from roofs, soil and waste
and also for ventilation.
They come in two profiles
one with beading
around socket (WB) and
the other without beading

around socket (WOB). The

latter type is more
common than the former.
The pipes come in
lengths of 3 meters.
The principal
defects of these
pipes are that
they are heavy
and they break
easily. These
pipes are
cheaper than
PVC pipes.

7. CONCRETE PIPES
Unreinforced pipes of
small diameters as well
as reinforced and
prestressed concrete
pipes of large diameters
are available for water
supply and other uses.

Small unreinforced concrete

pipes are very much used for
drainage of rain water. Large
diameter pipes are generally
used for major water supply
works.

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