It is clear that welding can not be used by everyone, since their own device is rarely available to anyone. And those who have it, if possible, will not turn it on again, especially in the apartment. This case is troublesome, accompanied, as a rule, by red-hot metal spray, sparks, etc.
And it is necessary to do tie-ins often. Then replace the pipe, then the meter count, then the filter, then connect something( for example, a dishwasher).Let's try to figure out how to do without welding and crash into a water pipe. There are several ways, and the application of any of them depends on the specific situation( the places of joining pipes, their laying, etc.).
Installing the
collector This option is more suitable for private houses, where there is enough both residential and utility rooms. A water pipe is connected to the input of such a collector. The manifold itself has several outlets, each of which has a valve( stop valves).
Collectors come in different models, with a different number of outputs. It remains only to connect to any of them the required pipe. You can connect and hoses( for example, from a washing machine), if you use special adapters. By the way, there are collectors small, which are convenient to install in urban apartments.
Installation of the
tee If you only need to make a single tap from the water pipe, then you can use a conventional splitter( tee).If laid in the water supply system, metal pipes( for "plastic" welding is all the more unnecessary), it is better to find their connection and untwist it. In this place and insert the tee. Naturally, the pipes will have to be slightly expanded. Or one can shorten and cut the thread a little, and before that, of course, cut off the water supply.
Cutting pipes
You can cut a water pipe with a bulgarian, again, to install, for example, a tee. It is necessary to cut a part of the pipe to the size of the tee, and cut the thread at both ends of the pipes, as I have already told in this article. You need a tap and a wrench. But this is the case if there is no pipe connection at this point.
Cutting into a thin pipe
A hole is drilled in it. It is applied a rubber sealant and a special clamp with a tap( saddle) - they are sold in the plumbing departments. The clamp is fixed to the pipe by tightening screws.
However, if there is such a possibility, you should change all the metal pipes to plastic( metal plastic) in the apartment( in the house).They do not rust, they last much longer, they do not need to be painted. That's when welding will not be needed anymore.
