PVC Pipe Fitting

Polyvinyl chloride or PVC is one of the most preferred materials nowadays for pipe networks for water and gas pipe systems. Since their first use for pipelines in the 1930s, PVC pipes and fittings have come to acquire widespread popularity and usage on account of their enhanced durability, strength, flexibility and resistance to corrosion and rusting. Let us take a look at some of the common applications of PVC pipes and fittings:

While the first evidence of piped plumbing can be traced back to 2500 BC, these systems made use of metal pipes. Since the 1930s, plastic pipes came to be first used and gradually, normalised for use in plumbing and sanitation systems. Among the various thermoplastics used in plumbing and sanitation networks, polyvinyl chloride is widely employed in various applications. PVC sanitary pipes and fittings are suitable for different environments on account of their many properties, which are listed as under: