PPR pipes Malaysia, like other pipes, are used to primarily transport and handle liquids, but they can do more than just that task. To start with, PPR pipes are designed to handle and distribute compressed air and steam too.
This is usually done through the use of gear pumps, piston pumps, diaphragm pumps, or peristaltic tube pumps. These allow gasses or liquids to move through pipelines at various pressure head conditions.
The compressed air in cylinders that you can find in local shops like tire or auto part shops are good examples of PPR pipes handling compressed air, steam or water. Other examples include hot and cold water distribution systems in homes, recycled water for making paper in paper companies, aquarium pumps and cooling towers in large shopping complexes or malls for air conditioning throughout the buildings.
Moving on, PPR pipes are also used in industries where non-metallic components are required to do the work. In dairy farms, the pipes are built underground near hose bibs or animal waterers because unlike steel, they can never rust or corrode in the long run.
It is thanks to the materials of PPR pipes that they gain stronger resistance against rust and corrosion in watery environments or weathering agents such as carbon dioxide. Furthermore, PPR pipes can withstand high temperatures of up to 160 degrees without warping.
For toilet applications, PPR pipes are installed as flush valves and toilet fills in residential and commercial buildings. They are suitable since proper installation allows easy cleaning of hard-to-reach areas around the valves without mucking up ceramic surfaces or porcelain fixtures.
Meanwhile, if a pool is being installed, PPR pipes fit the bill as pumps, fluid lines, manifolds and so on. In solar or saltwater pool systems, the salt must be filtered from the water through equipment before water can cycle back into the main pool body.
As such, this requires equipment that can withstand saltwater because the salts can gradually corrode metal over time, which is bad news to steep pipes. If corrosion is prevalent on those equipment, hazards related to electrical or pump wiring can occur.
Next, PPR pipes are utilized in fire suppression systems where polypropylene type materials are required for tubing that carry liquids or gasses from tanks to sprinklers or nozzles throughout the entire building. These systems can be found in theaters, commercial complexes, large stadiums, resorts and other similar establishments.
These places are also where fire safety codes are strict because they are the places where many people will gather like lumps of coal, which is more evident in peak times or when significant events happen.
The high occupancy factor is important to note as casualties can be obviously high should a fire occur but the systems aren’t able to extinguish it in time to prevent the spread. If the fires do not present as the most dangerous hazard, the overbearing smoke will.
Although not related to pipes, emergency exits should also be plentiful when they have to get out as fast as possible in a fire emergency while the extinguishers do the work.