DETERMINING THE MOST SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR WATER PIPES

Abstract

The main purpose of the thesis is to compare different materials for hot and cold water. And after that, to determine the most favourable material for a specific building.

The first part of the diploma is the theoretical background of the different types of pipes. After that I will discuss in detail the most commonly used pipe. These are tubes like copper pipes, multilayer pipes and PEX-pipe. Will identify positive and negative aspects of each type of pipe.

Next, according to the plan of a business centre will be made water project of the commonly used pipes. This allows us to compare the prices of water supply business centre with different materials and make further conclusions.

As the result we got, that design of water supply with multilayer pipes has the lowest price. The draft of copper pipes is the most expensive. A water supply project with PEX pipe was in the middle. If we compare the pipe in terms of price / performance ratio, it can be concluded that the multi-layer pipes are the best material for the business center.