How to solder heating pipes

When winter comes, the first thing to think about is a good heating system for your home. In view of this, it is simply necessary to find out why the use of plastic in heating is more expedient, and how exactly the heating pipes are soldered with their own hands, because this is not a simple matter.

What to consider when choosing piping for heating?

• Pipeline installation option. Piping in the bathroom and bathroom can be done on the external type, but the best option is a hidden system. It is made inside the floor, walls or frame of plasterboard.
• Depending on the heating scheme, decide which pipes to purchase. Heating can be carried out both in heated rooms (most often in a residential house) and in unheated rooms (for example, a basement or storeroom).
• The choice should also be made on the basis of the calculation of the operating pressure in the system and the temperature of the heat carrier.
• It is necessary to take into account how difficult and time-consuming it will be to work with pipes, as well as the complexity of the heating scheme - simple or with additional configurations.
• The choice of pipes directly depends on the potential need to replace the pipeline or repair it.

Types of materials for the heating system

In the heating system, pipes play an important role. Metal-plastic pipes and pipes made of materials such as steel, copper, plastic and its compound with metal are used in this area.

Black metal. Pipes from it have both positive and negative properties. They have a high melting point of up to + 1500 °.

Tip! It should be noted that steel is characterized by a high coefficient of thermal conductivity, which, unfortunately, leads to large heat losses during the delivery of coolant to radiators.

Stainless steel. The positive quality of this material is the comparative ease of working with it and the maintenance of finished pipelines, but a big minus is the high price of stainless steel.

Copper pipes reliable and high quality. The downside is the complexity of installation. This process takes a long time.

Metal pipes. They are light and compact, able to withstand high temperatures. However, many people often complain that their lifespan is short.

The most popular today are plastic pipes. Let's talk about them in more detail.

Plastic pipes

Thanks to the use of plastic in the manufacture of heating pipes, it became possible to update the system faster and cheaper. The heating system, consisting entirely of plastic, today can be seen quite often. Plastic pipes have a democratic cost, and they are used for the overhaul of communications, the shelf life of which has expired long ago.

However, I must say that you should not save too much. Stopping your choice on plastic pipes, you need to look not only at the price or color, but also at the manufacturer.

Plastic piping combines all the advantages of heating pipes. These products are reinforced with fiberglass to increase strength and corrosion protection. Plastic pipes are used in the manufacture of pipelines for heating and water supply of any complexity. People prefer this material due to high environmental performance, ease of installation, reliability and durability, as well as chemical resistance.

Begin soldering

If earlier it was not necessary to solder polypropylene, it is reasonable to know in advance how to solder the heating pipes. The process of soldering polypropylene pipes do it yourself includes the following steps.

You will need a welding machine (some call it an iron, a soldering iron) with different nozzles. Of great importance in choosing a soldering iron is its power.

Tip! 1200 W is considered sufficient power, and a soldering iron with a power of 1800 W is considered professional.

Let's return to our tools - there should be heating dies in the kit (they should be tightened with a hex wrench). Many craftsmen may need a tape measure and canvas cloth. It is important that the soldering iron is connected to the network throughout the entire process. On the soldering tool, the LEDs light up when they are extinguished - the soldering iron has heated up, which means that you can get to work. Cut the required length of the pipe with scissors. Use should be well sharpened scissors, which is not only convenient, but will not lead to unwanted deformation of pipes.

Tip! Welding is desirable to do in special gloves, because the surface of the soldering iron is often heated to 250 ° C, otherwise brazing plastic heating pipes can lead to injuries.

We take a plastic pipe and fitting. The pipe is inserted into the heating sleeve, and the fitting is placed on the mandrel, after which they are kept for about 6-7 seconds. The ideal connection will be when a collar is formed on the pipe.

Soldering pipe elements is undesirable if the air temperature is below zero, because in this case the surface of the molten plastic cools faster. This inevitably leads to extremely weak coupling. We must not forget to ensure that the joints are smooth, and do not have distortions. Further, the connection is fixed, but without the application of mechanical loads to it for the duration of exposure.

Tip! Pipes do not tolerate negligence during installation. Only compliance with all installation rules will guarantee a durable and high-quality operation of the heating system or the operation of water supply.

After reading the above instructions and, if necessary, after viewing the corresponding video, you can easily do all the work with your own hands, without asking for help from people competent in this matter who require money for their services.

Video

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