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The Importance Of Plumbing Fittings
Plumbing supplies are not something that you can really buy ahead of time when you do a lot of plumbing work. You will need to see what the job entails to be sure that you have the correct supplies to do it. Because not all jobs require the same things, you want to be sure that you know all about plumbing fittings. It's not surprising when you hear the word plumbing repair you cringe. Plumbing systems are made up of pipes and plumbing fittings and making a repair is a mix of knowing what you need and knowing what to do. Here is some basic plumbing information to give you a helping hand. Metal and plastic pipes are both joined using a variety of different types of fittings designed to turn corners, join straight lengths, branch in different direction, reduce or increase the size of the pipe, or so much more. Pipes are a variety of different metals and plastics. You can figure out what a pipe does by the size of it and the overall makeup. Usually indoor water supply lines are copper, plastic, or galvanized iron and they are usually ", ", or 1" in diameter. Remember this is the same sizes that gas lines are found in but gas lines are usually black and made from galvanized iron. Fittings can be either plastic or brass. Sometimes you will find flexible piping used to go from a valve to a fixture. This line looks much like flex gas line so follow it to make sure you know what it is. Pipes that have a larger diameter like 1 1/2" to 4" are used for sewage lines and can be plastic or cast iron but most modern homes use the plastic pipe. The larger diameter pipes are usually used to connect to the public system while smaller sizes are used off of each fixture....
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