Plumbing Materials Flashcards
NAMPAP
National Master Plumbers’ Association of the Philippines, INC.
Red Stripe
Type M Copper (Rigid)
Blue Stripe
Type L Copper (Flexible/ Rigid)
Green Stripe
Type K Copper
Yellow Stripe
Drain Waste Vent Copper
Classifications of plumbing materials
Water Service Materials
Water Distribution Materials
Drain, Waste and Vent Pipe
Storm Drainage Materials
Water Service Materials
ABS
Asbestos Cement Pipe
Brass Pipe
Cast Iron Pipe
Copper pipe
Galvanized Steel Pipe
PVC
cPVC
PE
Copper Tubing
Water Service Material Pressure and Temperature
more than 160 psi and temperature below approx 75 deg C
Water Distribution Materials
Brass Pipe
Copper Pipe/ Tubing
Galvanized Steel Pipe
PB
Water Distribution Pipe Pressure and Temperature
100 psi and 80 deg C
Pressure Reducing Valve
Added to reduce the pressure if it exceed the water distribution pressure of 80 psi
Drain Waste and Vent Pipe
ABS
Aluminum Tubing
Borosilicate Glass
PVC
Cast Iron Pipe
Galvanized Steel Pipe
Lead Pipe
Brass Pipe
Copper Pipe
Storm Drainage Materials
inside storm drainage
ABS
DWV Copper
Type L Copper
Type M Copper
Type K Copper
Asbestos Cement
CIP
Vitrified Clay
Brass
Galvanized
PVC
Bituminized Fiber
Concrete
Aluminum
Lead
Black Steel
Storm Drainage Materials
*Subsoil Drains
Asbestos Cement
Vitrified Clay
CIP
Bituminized Fiber
PVC
PE
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
third most widely used product after PE and PPR. PVC is widely used in construction because it is cheap, durable and easy to assemble.
UPVC
Unplasticized; for electrical and telephone cables, sewer pipes and potable water supply
cPVC
Chlorinated; thermoplastic produced by chlorination of PVC resin; for hot and cold water pipe and industrial liquid handling
LDPE
used in sprinkler and drip irrigation systems, drainage systems, laboratories, industrial process lines, agricultural piping, irrigation and many other public utilities.
HDPE
used for water main schemes, potable water house connections, sprinkler and drip water irrigation systems, drainage systems, laboratories, industrial process lines, agricultural piping
PPR
used in the manufacturing piping systems; concerned with high-purity and designed for strength and rigidity; for potable plumbing, hydronic heating and cooling, and reclaimed water); joined by heat fusion rather than gluing
PE-X
Cross-linked Polyethylene; PEX or XLPE; hydronic radiant heating systems, domestic water piping and insulation of high voltage electrical cables; used for gas and offshore oil applications, chemical transportation, and transportation of sewage and slurries
PB
used in pressure piping, flexible packaging, water heaters, compounding and hot melt adhesives
