Copper Tubes

Copper Pipes are commonly used in the construction industry for water supply lines and refrigerant lines in HVAC (heating, cooling, and air-conditioning) systems. Copper pipes can be manufactured as soft or rigid copper and offer excellent corrosion-resistance and reliable connections.

The three most common types of copper pipe used in residential and commercial construction are Type K, Type L, and Type M. A fourth type, used for drain-waste-vent, or DWV, piping, can be found in some older homes.

What are The Advantages of Copper Tubes?

Strong and long lasting, copper tube is the preferred choice of modern building project contractors for all kinds of residential and commercial buildings plumbing, heating and cooling installations.

The primary reasons for this are:

Copper is economical.
The construction material’s combination of easy handling, forming and joining permits savings in installation time, material and overall costs. Long-term performance and reliability mean fewer callbacks, and that makes copper the ideal, cost-effective building tubing material.

Copper is lightweight.
Copper tube does not require the heavy thickness of iron or threaded pipe of the same internal diameter. This means copper is cheaper to transport, handles more easily and, when installed, takes less space than other construction materials.

Copper is formable.
Because copper tube can be bent and formed, it is frequently possible to eliminate elbows and joints. Smooth bends permit the tube to follow contours and corners of almost any angle. With soft temper tube, particularly when used for renovation or modernization building projects, much less wall and ceiling space is necessary.

Copper is easy to join.
Copper tube can be joined with capillary fittings. These fittings save material and make smooth, neat, strong and leak-proof joints. No extra metal thickness or weight is required to compensate for copper material removed by threading.

Copper is relatively safe.
Copper tube will not burn or support combustion or decompose to toxic gases. Therefore, it will not carry fire through floors, walls and ceilings.

Copper is dependable.
Copper tubes are manufactured to well-defined industrial standards and marked with permanent identifications so you know exactly what it is and who made it.

Copper is long-lasting.
It has excellent resistance to corrosion and scaling, high mechanical strength, high-temperature resistance and lifetime resistance to Ultraviolet Ray (UV) degradation. Copper assures long, trouble-free service, which translates to satisfied customers and systems that last a long time.

Copper is 100% recyclable.
Copper stands alone as an engineering construction material that can be recycled over and over without degradation in material content or properties. This advantage combined with copper’s proven long-lasting durability means that no copper used in a building today needs to enter a landfill.