• Registered: 2008-04-07
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Topic: The Basics of Working with Copper Pipe

If you live in a home that was built in the past 50 or 60 years, your water supply is quite likely built of copper tubing. In earlier days, iron pipe was the standard for residential construction, but iron is heavy, awkward to work with and requires a lot of specialized tools like pipe threaders - plus the fact that it deteriorated over time meant it wasn't always the best option. Copper, on the other hand, is light, relatively easy to work with and doesn't deteriorate over time. So copper pipe has become the standard for water supply pipes in most of the world.

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  • Registered: 2010-08-06
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Re: The Basics of Working with Copper Pipe

Copper pipes are preferred by most plumbers. It is durable, easy to install, safer in natural disasters, resistant to weather and bacteria, and competitively priced.  Homeowners also prefer copper plumbing because it generally increases the resale value of homes.

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  • Registered: 2010-08-09
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Re: The Basics of Working with Copper Pipe

One major advantage of copper pipes deals with ease of installation. Copper pipes are soft and easy to bend.
Copper pumps are bacteriostatic. But other pipes like plastic pumps allow bacteria to grow.

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