Of course, bathroom furniture is becoming an important element in the room, more details can be found here. But, first of all, it is plumbing that determines how much a room will become convenient and comfortable for everyday use.
Copper and steel pipes: advantages and disadvantages
Currently, these are the main materials that are used in planning the water supply for the bathroom. One of the most time-consuming and expensive to install materials is copper. By radial pressing and soldering, predominantly one-piece connections of copper pipes are obtained in order to use them for domestic needs. Increased demands are always made on such technologies, and the soldering process itself is much more complicated than other options. To prevent the pipes from flowing, high qualifications are required from the people who do this. It is much easier to assemble an item such as a cabinet for a bathroom. Pressing seems to be a simple process, but
This is only at first glance. In the joints you need to use special o-rings, you can’t do without a rather expensive tool.
What about steel?
On the thread, allowing the possibility of disassembly, or by one-piece welding, pipes made of steel are connected. Currently, threaded welding is often abandoned. This is due to the fact that reliability leaves much to be desired, as does the aesthetic component of the process. Moreover, the quality of the seam depends on how professional the welder himself is.
Metal-plastic and plastic pipes, features
Thermostabilized PE-RT polyethylene, cross-linked polyethylene and polypropylene are materials that can be attributed to varieties of plastic. PE-RT- or PE-X - a pipe with an aluminum layer - that is what ordinary buyers mean by metal-plastic. There are pipes that perform exactly the same functions, but in the construction of which there is no aluminum.
The apparent ease of installation and relatively low price are the main advantages due to which polypropylene has become widespread. Here the main problem is that it is not visible when the soldered joint is of poor quality. At the slightest error, the water flow can be completely shut off. The connection of cross-linked polyethylene pipes by axial pressing is today considered the most popular. It is this design that allows you to visually monitor how well the connection is made.