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If you want to re-pipe your old house or are considering piping options for a new home, you have 3 major options. You either go with PEX pipes, copper pipes, or galvanized steel pipes. To make your decision easier, let’s compare the pros and cons of each option below:
Most homes built in the early 20th century were fitted with galvanized pipes. Due to their overwhelming disadvantages, they are no longer in use and are gradually being phased out of home piping systems.
Pros
They are built to withstand rust, corrosion, and mineral buildup.
Top quality galvanized pipes are long-lasting.
Cons
Galvanized pipes are very heavy and difficult to install/repair.
They are prone to chipping and cracking.
They get clogged over time, leading to reduced water pressure.
When galvanized pipes corrode, dangerous levels of lead is released into the water system.
Copper replaced galvanized steel as the primary home plumbing option in the 1960s. These days, it faces stiff competition from plastics as the preferred piping material.
Pros
Strong, sturdy, and pollution-proof.
Heat tolerant and very long-lasting.
Copper pipes are environmentally friendly and easy to recycle.
Cons
More expensive than PEX pipes.
There have been reports of water acidity when copper pipes were used in wells.
Cross-linked polyethylene pipes came to the fore in the 1950s as conduits in radiant floor heating systems. Over the past 20 years, however, PEX pipes have been repurposed for water distribution systems.
Pros
They are very flexible and can be bent around corners. A piece of PEX pipe can be extended throughout a house without elbow joints.
They are very heat resistant and work effectively
for both hot and cold
water supplies.
PEX pipes are a good choice for
re-piping
and home renovations.
Cons
There are concerns that the production process of the pipes may lead to water
contamination
.
PEX pipes are susceptible to UV lights and chlorine.
PEX pipes cannot be recycled
For a professional consultation on which piping material would be the most ideal for your home, please contact the experts at Show Plumbing. Call 281-860-2000 for all inquiries.
The so-called carbon steel pipe actually refers to the fact that the mechanical properties depend on the carbon content in the steel pipe. Generally, steel pipes that do not add a large amount of alloy elements are also called ordinary carbon steel pipes or carbon steel pipes, which refer to iron-carbon alloy pipes with a carbon content of less than 2%. In addition to carbon, carbon steel pipes also contain a small amount of silicon, manganese, sulfur and phosphorus. Generally, the higher the carbon content in the carbon steel pipe, the greater the hardness and the higher the strength, but the lower the plasticity.1. Carbon steel pipe can get higher hardness and better wear resistance after heat treatment.2. The hardness of carbon steel pipe in the annealed state is very moderate, and it also has good machinability.3. The raw materials of carbon steel pipes are very common, easy to obtain, and the production cost is relatively low.1. The thermal hardness of carbon steel pipe will be poor, because when the working temperature of the tool is greater than two hundred degrees, its hardness and wear resistance will drop sharply.2. The hardenability of carbon steel pipe is very low. The diameter of the fully hardened steel pipe is generally about 15-18 mm when it is water quenched, and the diameter or thickness is only about 6 mm when it is not quenched, so it will be easier to deform and crack.1. According to the purpose, carbon steel can be divided into three categories: carbon structural steel, carbon tool steel and easy-to-cut structural steel.2. According to the smelting method, carbon steel can be divided into three types: open hearth furnace steel, converter steel and electric furnace steel.3. According to the deoxidation method, carbon steel can be divided into boiling steel, killed steel, semi-killed steel and special killed steel, which are represented by codes F, Z, b and TZ respectively.4. According to the carbon content, carbon steel can be divided into three categories: low carbon steel, medium carbon steel and high carbon steel.5. According to the content of sulfur and phosphorus, carbon steel can be divided into ordinary carbon steel with higher content, high-quality carbon steel with lower phosphorus and sulfur content, high-grade high-quality steel with lower phosphorus and sulfur content, and finally a special high-quality steel.
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