Installation of a steel water supply system and its features. Construction, laying schemes, design, methods of assembling the system. Steel pipe plumbing price.
Installation of a water supply system from a steel pipe is a complex of works, the ultimate goal of which is to deliver water to plumbing fixtures for their comfortable use. About how to properly connect metal water pipes, our article.
Construction and types of steel water supply
In the photo, a plumbing made of galvanized pipes
Despite the fact that the steel water pipeline is a veteran of the municipal economy, it has not lost its popularity to this day. This is due to its durability and resistance to mechanical damage. When installing a water supply system from steel pipes, products from black, galvanized and stainless steel are used.
Black steel products are widespread due to their affordable price, but their high susceptibility to corrosion over time negatively affects the flow capacity of the pipeline.
Much less this drawback is manifested in a water supply system made of stainless steel. Thanks to additional processing, its pipes have a decent appearance and, in addition to the main purpose, often serve as decorative elements of bathrooms. However, the cost of such a water supply system is quite high, and installation is difficult.
Galvanized pipe plumbing takes an intermediate position between the two previous systems. Zinc spraying gives the products anti-corrosion resistance, while their cost is lower than that of stainless pipes.
Any steel pipe plumbing includes several basic elements. These include:
- Water source. It can be an ordinary well or a well.
- Pumping station. A pipe running from the source is connected to it. This section of the line must be equipped with a non-return valve, due to which the return of the pump water back to the water intake is excluded.
- Hydroaccumulator. This is a container that serves to maintain a constant volume of pumped water.
- Tee. This part is installed at the outlet of the accumulator. Two pipes are connected to it. One of them is intended for home use. Another pipe is used for technical purposes.
After the water treatment devices, another tee is installed to connect the cold water pipe and the water pipe for heating. Cold water is connected through a pipe to a manifold, on which shut-off valves are mounted for each line, depending on the consumer. The pipe supplying water for heating is connected to a water heater, and at the outlet from it - to a hot water collector that distributes it throughout the house.
Such a system may include a number of additional elements, but the connection sequence does not change, like the typical scheme.
