QUOTE(BTKee @ Nov 3 2020, 09:08 AM)
Hi @Zot! Thanks for your good reply.
If I'm not mistaken, HDPE can last longer if not expose to sunlight/UV, also it is having more flexibility, right?
Any idea on which type of water pipe is recommended for:-
1. Main to reserve tank (concealed)
2. Main to reserve tank (exposed)
3. Reserve tank to WC & Kitchen (concealed)
4. Reserve tank to WC & Kitchen (exposed)
I would like to get a peace of mind without water leakage after move in. Hence, need your advices with your past experiences.
Thanks!
PVC Class 7 pipe with proper installation (allow to dry well before use) will be good enough.
If you supply the fittings using screw threads for the joints this will make replacement much much easier in future (especially the ones under kitchen sink/toilet wc/sink) then can use flexihose as necessary, rather than hardcoded fittings that will be size and placement headache for replacement later.
Usually contractor wont do screw fitting because extra few dollars of fittings.
But if you make it such that the output from wall pipe is female screw fitting, then you just connect male to male nipple, with the pipe thread tape (yellow ones from CSM are good), then you can replace anything after that nipple (flexi hose to sink tap or WC) very easily.
Do note fittings are per system (colour), if PVC all grey is grey fittings, if black HDPE or blue MDPE will only take that kind of same colour fittings. Hence it is easier for system compatibility to use all PVC class 7.
This post has been edited by ceo684: Nov 5 2020, 01:27 PM