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Residential Plumbing Tips from Atlanta Plumbers

There are myriad of choices when it comes to residential plumbing. Here are few plumbing tips and ideas to make plumbing work easier. Pipes such as Galvanized pipe, PVC, copper, PEX, and CPVC are normally used for water supply. CPVC is the easiest option to install and copper is most popular option. Galvanized pipes are not mostly used as it rusts quickly and becomes useless. Galvanized also needs to be replaced over a period of years. Below are more plumbing tips that may help turn your DIY project into a short project!

For drainage purpose, Schedule 40 is most used in modern homes. Cast iron pipes are used for drainage is old buildings and this is the best option. CPVC pipes are normally glued to join together and there are glues specially made for CPVC and also before gluing, the pipes should be cleaned properly with cleaners. The cleaners and glues used for this piping are very strong and therefore this should be used in a well-ventilated area.