Cov yeeb nkab twg yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau kev siv dej?

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(Cov yeeb nkab twg yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau kev siv dej?)

Koj qhib lub faucet. Cov dej huv ntws tawm. Yooj yim, txoj cai? Tab sis tom qab koj cov phab ntsa thiab hauv qab koj cov plag tsev, ib tug zais network ntawm cov kav dej ua rau nws tshwm sim. Xaiv cov khoom siv yeeb nkab yog qhov tseem ceeb. Nws cuam tshuam koj cov dej saj, koj lub tsev kev nyab xeeb, thiab koj lub hnab nyiaj mus sij hawm ntev. Yog li, dab tsi yog qhov kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws rau koj cov kab dej? Nws tsis yog ib qho lus teb yooj yim. Cov khoom sib txawv muaj lawv tus kheej lub zog thiab qhov tsis muaj zog.

Xav txog txoj haujlwm. Cov kav dej ua haujlwm hauv siab. Lawv ntsib qhov kub thiab txias. Lawv yuav tsum tau nyob rau ntau xyoo lawm yam tsis muaj dej los yog tawg. Cov khoom siv sab hauv tuaj yeem kov koj cov dej haus. Koj xav tau ib yam dab tsi zoo, ntseeg tau, thiab pheej yig. Ob peb contenders nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus sib tua.

Tau ntau xyoo, tooj liab yog huab tais. Nws yog qhov kev xaiv classic. Cov kav tooj liab yog tawv. Lawv tuav cov cua sov zoo. Lawv tiv taus corrosion. Cov dej ntws zoo los ntawm lawv. Cov kav dej paub tooj liab sab hauv. Nws yog cov khoom pov thawj. Tab sis tooj liab muaj downsides. Nws raug nqi ntau dua li cov kev xaiv tshiab. Kev txhim kho tooj liab yuav tsum tau soldering nrog lub teeb. Qhov no yuav siv cov txuj ci. tooj liab kuj tuaj yeem raug nyiag los ntawm qhov chaw tsim kho rau cov nqi seem. Yog tias koj cov dej yog acidic heev, nws yuav maj mam noj ntawm tooj liab ntev heev. Tseem, tooj liab tseem nyob rau saum-tier, kev xaiv txhim khu kev qha paub txog nws lub neej ntev.

Tom qab ntawd muaj PVC. Koj pom cov kav dej dawb dawb nyob txhua qhov chaw. PVC yog pheej yig. Nws yog qhov yooj yim heev los txiav thiab ua ke ua ke. Nws tsis corrode. Nws tuav dej txias zoo kawg nkaus. PVC yog qhov zoo rau cov kab dej loj tuaj rau hauv koj lub tsev lossis rau kev tso dej tawm sab nraud. Tab sis PVC tsis zoo rau txhua yam sab hauv. Hot water can make it soften and weaken over time. Building codes often forbid PVC for hot water lines inside the house for this reason. Some people also notice a slight plastic taste in water sitting in PVC pipes for a long while.

CPVC is PVC’s tougher cousin. It looks similar. It handles both hot and cold water safely. CPVC costs less than copper. Nws tiv taus corrosion zoo. Installation is straightforward with solvent cement. CPVC is a common choice for whole-house plumbing where codes allow. It avoids the heat issues of regular PVC. But CPVC can become brittle over many years, especially if exposed to lots of sunlight before installation. It might crack more easily than copper if hit hard.

PEX is the newer star. This flexible plastic tubing comes in long rolls, often colored red for hot and blue for cold. PEX yog incredibly yooj yim rau nruab. Koj khoov nws nyob ib ncig ntawm cov ces kaum yam tsis xav tau ntau yam fittings. Qhov no txo ​​cov ntsiab lus xau. Nws txuas nrog yooj yim crimp rings los yog push-fit fittings. PEX ua haujlwm txias txias zoo dua li cov kav dej khov; nws tuaj yeem nthuav me ntsis yam tsis tau tawg. Nws resists scale buildup. Cov dej ntws los ntawm PEX nyob ntsiag to. PEX raug nqi tsawg dua tooj liab. Nws tau dhau los ua neeg nyiam heev rau tsev tshiab thiab kho dua tshiab. Kev txhawj xeeb tau tshwm sim thaum ntxov txog qhov muaj peev xwm saj lossis kev cuam tshuam mus sij hawm ntev, tab sis niaj hnub PEX ua tau raws li cov qauv kev nyab xeeb nruj. Lub ntsiab drawback? PEX yuav tsum tsis txhob raug tshav ntuj ncaj qha rau lub sijhawm ntev, raws li UV rays degrade nws. Nws feem ntau khiav hauv cov phab ntsa lossis hauv pem teb.

Tsis txhob hnov ​​qab lub qub galvanized hlau. Tej zaum koj yuav pom nws hauv cov tsev laus. Nws muaj zog thiab ntau xyoo dhau los. Tab sis galvanized steel muaj qhov teeb meem loj: xeb. Tshaj sijhawm, sab hauv corrodes. Qhov no ua rau cov yeeb nkab nqaim. Dej siab poob. Cov dej xeb tuaj yeem stains fixtures. Lub neej luv luv dua li tooj liab lossis yas. Hloov cov kav dej galvanized feem ntau pom zoo yog tias koj tseem muaj lawv.

(Cov yeeb nkab twg yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws rau kev siv dej?)

Yog li, lub cev yeej? Nws nyob ntawm. Rau lub neej ntev ntev thiab kev ua haujlwm pov thawj, tooj liab nyuaj rau ntaus. Rau kev yooj yim ntawm installation thiab nqi-zoo, PEX yog qhov kev daws teeb meem niaj hnub zoo heev. CPVC muaj cov khoom siv, pheej yig rigid yas xaiv. PVC yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws txuag rau cov kab dej txias lossis siv sab nraum zoov. Tsis txhob cia siab rau cov qub galvanized steel. Koj cov cai hauv zos, koj cov dej zoo, koj pob nyiaj siv, thiab txoj haujlwm tshwj xeeb txhua tus ua ib feem. Tham nrog ib tus kws kho mob uas ntseeg siab txog qhov ua rau muaj kev nkag siab zoo tshaj plaws rau koj lub tsev cov khoom siv dej. Lawv paub cov cai hauv zos thiab tuaj yeem pom koj qhov xwm txheej tshwj xeeb. Tau txais cov yeeb nkab zoo txhais tau tias huv si, txhim khu kev qha dej ntws ntseeg nkaws rau xyoo.