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CommonTypesofPlumbingPipesforHomeuse
ThePipeMaterialsTechnology
PipingMadeEasybyModernTechnology
Choosingwaterplumbingpipestochannelwatertoandfromanyhouseholdstructureshouldbedonecarefullytogetthebestresultsonecanexpect.Thereare
onlytwomajorcategoriesofwaterplumpingpipeandtheseareplasticandmetal.
Theplasticpipeshaveseveraltypesthatincludepolyvinylchloride(PVC),chlorinatedpolyvinylchlorine(CPVC),PEXpipeandPolyPipevarieties.Themetalplumbing
pipesontheotherhandincludescopper,stainlesssteelandgalvanizedsteel.Letusunderstandthatnotallthepipesareaseffectiveandasusefulastheothers.
Eachtypeismanufacturedandusedforaspecificplumbingpurpose.
TheuPVCpipeisshortforunplasticizedpolyvinylchloridepipe.ThedifferencebetweenPVCanduPVCisthatPVCisprocessedwithplasticingpolymersthatmakesit
bendableandflexible.uPVCisrigidlikecastiron.Thiswaterplumbingpipeisusedtotransportwaterinseweragesystems,
downspoutsandraingutters.
(thankstoornateplastics.comforthepicture)
ThePEXPipe
ThenPEXisalsoknownasthecrosslinkedpolyethylenepipe.Thiswasfirstmanufacturedinthe1920sandhasbecomemorepopularinrecentyears.Itisalso
designedwiththesamediameterswithcopperandcanbeappliedtobothhotandcoldwater.PEXpipesdohaveamuchhigherheatresistancethanmostother
waterplumbingpipeandiscommonlyusedinwaterbasedheating
systems.Itcomesincreamywhitecolor,redorbluethatisusedtodenotehotandcoldpipesrespectively.
(thankstorepipingspecialist.comforthepicture)
ThePolyPipe
AnotherplasticwaterplumbingpipeisthePolyPipe.Thisisathickblackpipethatiscommonlyusedtotransporthighlypressurizedwater.Thesepipesareusually
installedtoandfromthehome.Mostofitsapplicationisalmostexclusivelyoutdoorsandburiedundergroundtopreventfreezing.This
pipeisextremelyrigidandthereforeisrarelyusedforotherplumbingpurposes.
(thankstoyogdeepenterpriseforthepicture)
TH EMETA LPIPES
TheCopperPipes
Copperisthemostcommontypeofwaterplumbingpipeusedinhomes.Althoughitismoreexpensivethanplasticpiping,peoplestillcontinuetoinsistoncopper
piping.Itisespeciallyresistanttocorrosionandcancontinuallywithstandhighheattemperatures.Itcomesinthreedifferent
sizespopularlyknownastypeM,typeL,andtypeK.TypeKhasverythickwallswhiletypeLisofmediumthickness.TypeMon
theotherhandhasverythinwallscomparedtothethree.
(thankstowisegeek.comforthepicture)
TheStainlessSteelPipe
Beingexpensiveandhardertofind,thispipeisthereforelesscommonlyusedthanothermetalpipes.Becauseitcanwithstand
corrosionandsaltwater,itisprimarilyusedinmarineenvironmentapplications.However,thepriceofthiswaterplumbingpipe
makesitlessdesirableforotherapplications.Thereareseveralapplicationswherecopperpipescanjustperformasgood
alternatives.
(thankstobutlerplumbing.comforthepicture)
TheGalvanizedPipes
Thiswaterplumbingpipehasbeeninhomesforyearstypicallyusedtocarrywaterinandoutofthehouse.Thismetalpipeiscoatedwithgalvanizethatpurposely
preventsrusting.Italsogivesitadullgraycolortothepipe.
ThedemandfortheseheavydutypipesismorediminishingandisreplacedbythePEXpipes.ThePEXislessexpensiveand
isjustasdurableasthegalvanizepipe.Thispipetypicallycomesinsizesrangingfrominchor1.3centimetersand2
inchesor5.1centimetersindiameter.
(thankstodreamstim.comforthepicture)
TheAluminumPipe
Thiswaterplumbingpipeismadeofaluminumandothernaturalelementsorcompositeslikezinc,manganese,silicon,magnesiumandcarbon.Thisisanon
ferrousmetalsinceitdoesnotcontainalargeamountofiron.Itisusedinindustrieslikeoil,textile,paper,andchemicalfactories.
(thankstoindustrialpipes.comforthepicture)
Choosingwaterplumbingpipesismadeeasybyknowingwhichpipetouseforwhatpurpose.
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