Which pipes to choose for water supply in the country
What pipes are better to buy for installing a water supply system in the country? The answer to this question depends on many factors: operating conditions, personal preferences, the degree of load on the system. Let's make a digest of pipes from the most popular materials for summer cottages. Keeping in mind their consumer characteristics, all the pros and cons.
Which pipes are best?
The water supply system for giving can be made of copper. The main advantage of copper structures is their high service life of 70 years. At the same time, copper is expensive. Not every person can afford such a water supply.
You can also choose polypropylene pipes for summer cottages. Their service life is more than half a century. Their cost is quite democratic. A universal option for water supply in the country are stainless steel structures. Their service life is quite long, they can be used for cold and hot water supply systems. The downside, again, is the high cost.
Metal pipes have a long service life. However, they are rarely used in the arrangement of a private house due to a number of disadvantages, and in particular:
- risk of corrosion;
- Risk of deposits;
- Installation will require a welding machine;
- Insufficient level of environmental friendliness.
A worthy alternative for arranging water supply in the country are plastic pipes. Consider their advantages:
- Resistance to chemicals;
- Resistance to corrosion;
- Resistant to deposits;
- Service life more than half a century;
- When transporting hot water, practically no heat is lost;
- Ease of installation.
Plastic pipes are just a common name for many groups of these structures. Which system is better to choose? It all depends on your needs and operating conditions of the system. You can see all the variety of these designs in the photo.
So polyethylene pipes are best used for organizing cold water supply. In this case, you can be sure that in severe frosts the structure will not break. Welding is used during their installation. For transporting hot water, cross-linked polyethylene structures are better suited. They are installed using fittings. Their cost is slightly higher than in the first option.
Polypropylene pipes are universal. They can be used to transport both cold and hot water. With their help, you can also organize a heating system and underground sewage. Their advantages are the same as those of structures made of cross-linked polyethylene. At the same time, the price of the product is lower. During installation, welding equipment is used. It should be borne in mind that when organizing the transportation of hot water, structures with metal or fiberglass reinforcement are used.
Metal-plastic pipes differ in their structure: outer and outer polymer layer. The middle layer is made of aluminium. To organize the transportation of cold water, designs of blue or light blue are used. If you want to equip a hot water system, you should choose white structures. Consider the advantages of metal-plastic structures:
- Corrosion resistance;
- Neat appearance;
- Ease;
- Plastic;
- Long service life;
- Ease of installation.
You can also choose PVC pipes. For the arrangement of transportation of cold water, structures with PVC marking are intended, hot - CPVC.
You can see the entire range of designs for giving in the photo. In addition, we have a video on our website with instructions for choosing the right pipes. For the arrangement of the water supply, designs from Western brands are usually selected. Manufacturers from Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria enjoy confidence. When buying, be sure to check the certificate for the product.
