When preparing a construction project, there are many phases, whether the initial design, laying the foundation, framing, or preparing the building’s infrastructure. In this last step, El-Buroj Project suppliers can provide you with whatever your building project might need. Especially, essential plumbing materials and fittings.
What are Essential Plumbing materials and fittings?
Generally, everything you might need for your plumbing system, including fittings, pipes or conduits, adhesives, and fixtures.
Fittings
Simply fittings are the parts that create and connect the plumbing system. They include but are not limited to Nipples, Elbows, Tees, Crosses, Couplings, and Wyes.
Nipple:
It is a threaded fitting from both ends that connects other parts, extends length, or repairs work.
Elbow:
It is a fitting with a bend that could be 45° or 90°. It is used predominantly to change the direction of piping but also to connect pipes(conduits) or to manage spaces.
Tee Fitting:
It is called a Tee fitting because it looks like the letter“T” It has three openings, Two on both sides and one right in the middle perpendicular to the openings. It is often used in combining different lines or dividing a single line into two different pipelines.
Coupling:
Although a coupling shares the same uses as the Nipple. However, the coupling is A short length of pipe with sockets on both ends. The Reducer Coupling is even used to connect two different-sized Pipes or conduits.
Cross Fitting:
It is a fitting that resembles the (+) sign and has four openings it is often used to split a pipeline into three different lines. Additionally, It is used in complex plumbing systems and helps with flow management.
Wyes:
This fitting is largely used in drainage systems and sewage. It is shaped like the letter (Y) and is pronounced as a Y-fitting. It helps pipelines branch into two separate lines at 45° which maintains a smooth flow.
Cap:
It is like the name shaped like a bottle cap. This fitting is used to seal a pipe's end and maintain the system as it isolates it during construction.
There are other Fittings and Fixtures like plugs, stub ends, cross over, traps, saddle tees, and flanges.
If you are looking for a collection of high-quality fittings, you should check El-Buroj Plumbing Supply. There is a huge collection from all the top-tier brands. Available for Bulk orders.
What are the materials of the fittings?
Fittings are made of numerous materials, such as GI, Steel, ABS, Brass, Copper, CPVC, and PVC.
GI:
Galvanized Iron is coated with zinc to protect against rust and corrosion.
Steel:
Steel or Stainless Steel is sturdy and durable. It is rust and corrosion-resistant. It is used in more advanced systems due to its protection against chemical corrosion.
Brass:
It is the product of mixing Zinc and copper most of the time. It is used in heating systems due to its ability to hold hot water and its durability.
Copper:
It is often used in household plumbing systems. Most of the fittings are not threaded and need to be soldered to the pipe.
PVC:
It is made from (Polyvinyl chloride) the third most produced synthetic polymer of plastic for a good reason. This material is used in sprinkler and irrigation pipes, sewers, drains, wastes, and venting pipes and fittings.
CPVC:
It is made from(Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride). It is considered a lot more flexible than PVC. It can generally withstand higher temperatures than standard PVC.
El-Buroj provides fittings made from a wide range of materials with the best quality in the market.
Moreover, Fittings are there to connect pipes or conduits, although both are not the only plumbing essentials there and they tend to share the same types of plumbing materials but there are more.
Pipes and Conduits
Pipes are either metal or nonmetal, each type has its uses and advantages when it comes to plumbing systems.
Metal types:
Metal pipes are usually made of Copper, Brass, Galvanized Iron, Stainless Steel, Black Iron, and Aluminium.
Metal pipes in the past used to be the standard for Plumbing systems but now with the rise of the nonmetal types, it become less used except for very specific uses.
Benefits:
Metal pipes are known for having a long life span and durability. They are best for heat endurance due to their nature, unlike nonmetal ones, which are often a type of plastic.
Metal pipes like Galvanized Iron and cast-iron pipes are coated with zinc to prevent corrosion and rust resistance. Cast-iron pipes are even known for sound insulation. Galvanized Iron Pipes are reliable for gas distribution.
One of the few disadvantages is the price of metal pipes, they are often more expensive than nonmetal pipes because of their excellent quality. You can check our offers for Metal pipes through our WhatsApp.
Nonmetal types:
Nonmetal pipes are made of a wide range of materials like PVC, CPVC, PEX, Flexi, ABS, and HDPE. They are mostly a type of synthetic plastic(Polymer). They work great for flow management and space management. Especially PEX and HDPE are known for their flexibility.
Benefits:
They became a great alternative to metal piping because they are cheaper and more affordable than metal ones. They are also corrosion-resistant and often used in drainage systems.
PEX- Pipes are known for being resistant to leaks, rupture, and corrosion. CPVC is known for its endurance and can withstand high temperatures as well which makes it a great replacement for metal pipes.
These types of pipes can be put together using fittings and adhesives, unlike some metal pipes that require soldiering which is not as available.
El-Buroj provides both metal and nonmetal types with all their accessories and required adhesives. You can check our Plumbing products section for more information.
Additionally, adhesives are pivotal for plumbing materials and fittings as they work as the mediator to connect both pipes to other pipes or fittings.
Adhesives
In order to connect the nonmetal pipes and fittings, you might need to use some sort of adhesive. It can be a primer, cement, joining compound, and thread (Teflon)Tape.
Primer:
This is usually used before using an adhesive because Plumbing primer is used in softening the surface, removing any glaze, and cleaning the pipe from dirt, debris, or grease before it is sealed.
Cement:
It is also known as Solvent Cement. It chemically fuses pipes made from PVC, CPVC, or ABS fittings and pipes. It has different types: regular, medium, or heavy-bodied cement. The choice depends on the pipes and their application.
Jointing Compound:
This material is used with threaded pipes, Threaded pipes are used to be unscrewed and re-screwed which needs an adhesive different from cement so a Jointing Compound would be perfect. It is known for preventing leaks that is a problem for threaded pipes.
A Jointing compound is an adhesive-like material that can be sprayed or painted on the pipe.
Teflon or Thread Tape:
This adhesive is similar to the jointing compound as it doesn’t permanently seal pipes together and it is one of the most used adhesives in plumbing. You might find one at your home for household use. It is known as the plumber’s tape for a reason.
Although this tape is not sticky, it works greatly in sealing pipes. It creates a smooth surface between the threaded pipes that act like a buffer.
El-Buroj offers a unique collection of Adhesives and Solvent Cement. You can Request a Quotation Today.
Although, we have covered most of the hidden or interior parts of the plumbing system. Fixtures are the interface of plumbing materials and fittings as it is all that people are aware of and use on a daily basis.
4. Fixtures
After finishing the inside structure of the plumbing system from pipes, fittings, and adhesives. Fixtures and finishings are what we will be needing next. Fixtures are like valves, faucets, sinks, toilets, bidets and showers, bathtubs, and water heaters..etc.
Fixtures and finishes are used to provide water for different parts of the house like the bathroom or the kitchen.
There are very well-known international and local brands for fixtures and finishes like Grohe, Hansgrohe, NEPROPLAST, Bayouni, Norica, IGlow, Bahraini, Mueller and
Chanal.
El-Buroj provides a unique collection from all these top-tier Brands and their best-quality products. Shop Now for Fixtures and Fittings on our online store.
Conclusion:
In short, understanding essential plumbing materials and fittings might have showcased a lot of types of fittings, pipes, adhesives, and fixtures. When it comes down to choosing, it all depends on application and budget.
As mentioned before, there are a lot of types that would work great for different applications and there are a lot of affordable options available for each project as well don’t forget that El-Buroj will cater to all your projects’ needs providing the best quality and best-priced plumbing products.