Engineering communications must include water supply. This is a system of cold and hot water supply, heat supply, as well as the supply of industrial water for industrial needs. The basis of any water supply system is water pipe .
Pipes used in water supply systems
Modern plumbing is created from various materials. Among them, the most popular are steel, cast iron, plastic and ceramic products. And although the role of metal pipes is very important, since they have a number of indisputable advantages, products made of synthetic materials are becoming more and more popular.
The increasing demand for pipes made of high and low pressure polyethylene, polypropylene, composite materials is explained by their relatively low cost, combined with excellent performance and physical and technical properties. These products are able to work for a long time as intended under constant loads, withstand significant mechanical stress, and fully function as under unfavorable operating conditions.
Scope and parameters
Enterprises specializing in the production of plastic pipes adhere to the norms of state standards regarding the range of products. So, for high-pressure polyethylene of the PE 100 class, it is customary to produce products with a diameter of 110 to 630 mm, a length of up to 200 m. The tube is supplied in coils.
Modern plastic water pipes are used:
- in the laying of trunk pipelines;
- in the arrangement of utility facilities;
- in slurry pipelines and sewerage;
- in melioration systems.
The main advantages of plastic pipes
The popularity of plastic pipes used in the arrangement of pipelines will only grow. There are several reasons for this.
- Low cost, cost-effective operation of water utilities.
- Ability to operate up to 50 years.
- Ability to work at both low and high temperatures, in conditions of changing hydraulic pressure, high humidity, exposure to destructive atmospheric factors.
- Light weight, easy assembly and disassembly, flexibility to various types of machining. It is also important that there are no significant transportation costs.
- Safety for people, not susceptible to corrosion and other influences.
- Longer lengths to reduce the number of connections in large systems.
- No need to lay pipelines underground.
