Flexible pipes for heating: choice and features

22-09-2018
Heating

When designing heating systems, it is very important to correctly position all the necessary equipment at certain angles and in the correct positions. Especially it is worth paying attention to when working in old houses, because not all the finished grooves and holes are pierced in accordance with the future installation, which means that it is necessary to make bends or remove corners. It is for such tasks that a flexible corrugated pipe or its analogs were developed.

Amateur photo of flexible materials based on corrugations, which are used to create heating systems

Species

To begin with, it must be said that there is a mass of varieties of similar products that have their own characteristics and properties. However, they have their own areas of operation, for which they were created. However, it is worth noting that a typical installation manual does not require the use of a certain type, but it is being developed just for it.

When creating heating structures, it is often necessary to create bends, and the use of such pipes helps to avoid the use of adapters or connecting elements that weaken the product.

Heating

  • Most often for the installation of radiators used metal products that do not have the flexibility. However, with the development of modern technologies, flexible copper pipes or metal-plastic products are used for these purposes. They allow for installation in almost any place and with different liner.
Some masters use this material even when creating the batteries themselves, which saves a lot of money, but only special pipes in the form of corrugations are suitable for this work.
  • It should be noted that in this area do not use flexible pipes for water supply, since they can not always tolerate high temperatures in the system.. Therefore, for such cases use special materials designed for heating.
  • If all the work on this installation will be done by hand, it is very important to pay attention to the connecting elements and the fact that in this area bends are not allowed. Approximately about 20 centimeters to the formation of a joint, the installation line should be straight.

Tip! When choosing such materials, you should pay attention to the products of popular manufacturers, which have already established themselves as responsible and quality pipe suppliers.

The process of creating warm floors using flexible elements

Warm floor

There are flexible water pipes designed to create underfloor heating. They differ in the material of their workmanship and are made taking into account the correct heat transfer.

Floor heating systems require the use of flexible materials, since so many turns and bends are created

Such a heat-resistant flexible pipe can perfectly take almost any shape, even forming a ring. These characteristics are designed specifically to facilitate installation and uniform filling of the entire area of ​​the room.

Do not allow distortions when installing consumption points and even when connecting pipes to each other.

It is important to mention that this type of material is used as a solid product. It is usually not allowed to create compounds, since they will act as weak points in the system, and since it is located under a layer of concrete, it is unacceptable to leave such areas.

Tip! Such products are sold in roll form, cutting off the piece that a customer needs. Therefore, experts advise to first make all the necessary calculations, and then purchase goods with a small margin.

Copper materials are rarely used because of their cost, but they can also be attributed to this type.

Plumbing and sewage

Usually a flexible pipe for water supply has a multilayer structure and is most often represented in the form of metal-plastic products. It should be noted that polyethylene systems do not belong to such types. They do not have sufficient flexibility and can not create even corners.

Metal pipes have excellent ductility and are very easy to install.

It is important to note that the price of such products may even be lower than that of ordinary plastic pipes. At the same time, the cost of fittings and other elements of connecting pipes is much higher, since they have a complex structure and consist of different parts.

Sewer corrugated coupling for connecting the system to the toilet or to create smooth transitions

There is also a flexible pipe for sewage. It has a corrugated structure and is used to connect the main system with the points of consumption. Such products are available in various shapes and diameters, depending on the application.

Tip! When creating sewer systems try not to use corrugated products. They serve as a source of waste collection and often it is precisely in them that congestion occurs. However, there are such cases when you simply cannot do without them.

Sewer pipe with similar characteristics, designed to create transitions between consumption sources and the main system

Conclusion

After studying the video in this article, you can get additional data on similar types of pipes and their application. Also based on the article above, it is necessary to conclude that this type of material is actively used to create the most varied pipeline options, although in some cases its use is undesirable.

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