Metals For Plumbing Pipework

In most modern homes if you could lift the floor boards or see into the walls you will see signs of the maze of plumbing pipework of varying sizes and bends. Anyone who is a novice would be amazed at the sheer amount required to feed the home with heat water and fuel.
Should this system need upgrading there will be a large number of metals used, maybe in combination, depending on the availability of these materials. Lots of people use the services of a professional tradesman like the ones at Bankside Plumbers. Here are some metals that could be in your plumbing.
Stainless Steel is a little more rare than copper or the gavanised pipework that most plumbers work with these days. The reason is that is costs a lot more to buy than the others mentioned, but this type of pipework is useful if the user is living close to salty air like the seaside. You can still have to order it from a plumber’s merchant. It is much harder than copper, so it is difficult to bend, and to solder. It pays to use compression joints to connect stainless steel pipework, but tighten them slightly more than you would when joining copper. South Bank Plumbers can work with all types of metals. Copper is a half hard tempered tubing and is the the most commonly used material for pipework in plumbing.
This is because it’s lightw, solders, and can be bent easily (even by hand). It can be used for both hot water and cold water, as well as central heating systems. There are three sizes of pipe generally used for domestic plumbing, 15mm (1/2in), 22mm (3/4in) and 28mm (1in). Galvanised steel is used but has a couple of issues, firstly, it suffers from inner rust which will in time slow the water flow. Secondly it suffers from electrolytic action when it is joined to copper as the copper and zinc coats errode.