Pipes - plastic or copper?

You have purchased an apartment and are undoubtedly very happy about this event. This kind of shopping always warms the soul and body. Especially in winter. And if all communications are still correctly installed in the apartment, and the interior is pleasing to the eye, life becomes wonderful. Unfortunately, there is practically no such surprise as a "fully packed" apartment and one has to think about renovation. What should be considered here?

In my opinion, you need to immediately think about plumbing. This is a troublesome business, I admit it. But it is better to resolve this issue once, and for the next 5 years, or better 20, relax and live in peace.

Plastic

Today, the most popular on the market are plastic pipes, as well as inexpensive plastic plugs for profile pipes. They "do not hit the budget", and during installation they do not create big problems. For polymer pipes, as they are called, the characteristics and properties are different, this is determined by the manufacturers. But all plastic sanitary ware has one significant drawback - low resistance to chlorinated water. According to the countless tests carried out in a number of countries, special standards have been introduced and methods for testing plastic pipes have been developed. As it turned out, not all manufacturers pass tests of their product with representatives of the sanitary inspection. In addition, the performance characteristics of the vast majority of plastic pipes do not allow their use in heating networks. Pipes simply do not withstand certain pressures and temperatures. Therefore, when thinking about changing or installing plumbing, you must very carefully understand the properties of each manufacturer. This is in case you decide to install polymer plumbing.

But don't be in a hurry to get upset. Each product has an alternative. And in the case of plumbing, this alternative is also weighty - sanitary copper pipes.

Copper

Highly qualified installers appreciate and recommend copper systems. Their opinion is primarily determined by the versatility of such pipes. They are suitable for gas, plumbing and heating applications. In addition, chlorinated water is indifferent to copper, because it has the property of bacteriostaticity. That is, copper prevents the growth of bacteria on its inner surface of pipes.

Copper pipes also have a couple of limitations. Copper does not like extremes, namely very alkaline, too hard or soft water. Does not tolerate sour. But if the water in the region is balanced enough, then copper plumbing will be the best option.

Heating system limitations for copper pipes NO .

If you use copper plumbing correctly and do not abuse the frequent "drain" of the heating system (especially unreasonable), then such plumbing