Specification / Pipe |
CPVC Pipes |
Polypropylene |
MULTI-LAYER |
COPPER Pipes |
Galvanized steel |
Stainless steel |
Corrosion |
Free |
Free |
Free |
Subjected |
Subjected |
Free |
Incrustation |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
Subjected |
Subjected |
Subjected |
Chemicals Resistance |
Med. |
High |
High |
Low |
Low |
Low |
Oxygen Permeation |
High |
Meduim |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
FREE |
Max. Working Pressure & Temp. |
6 bar at 60c Low Safety |
10 bar at 60c Med. Safety |
10 bar at 95c High Safety |
15 bar at 100c High Safety |
20 bar at 100c High Safety |
60 bar at 150c High Safety |
Rouphness |
0.003 mm |
0.0007 mm |
0.0004 mm |
0.0015 mm |
0.045 mm |
0.0012 mm |
Thermal Expansion (mm/50m/50K) |
200 mm |
450 mm |
62.5 mm |
41.25 mm |
28.5 mm |
27.5 mm |
Resistance of Hydraulic damping |
Low |
Medium |
High |
High |
High |
High |
Installation Method |
Uneasy |
50% Human Professional-Complicated |
0% Human Professional-Very Easy |
100% Human Professional-Difficult |
100% Human Professional-Difficult |
100% Human Professional-Difficult |
Installation Speed |
Not Fast |
Not Fast |
Very Fast |
Very Slow |
Slow |
Very Slow |
Damages Repair (Holes) |
Easy |
Very Easy |
Easy |
Difficult |
Not Easy |
Difficult |
Certificates for drinking water |
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DVGW German Certificate (Drinking Water) |
DVGW German Certificate (Drinking Water) |
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Against Direct Sunlight |
Not |
Not |
Yes (Especially UV radiation) |
Not |
Not |
Not |
Leakage / Joints |
Joints will be the weakest point of a system (Adhesive) |
Filling becomes wolded to the pipe forming a single material |
PRESS FITTING (100% Tight) TECHNIQUES |
Fitting becomes welded to the pipe forming a single material |
Grooving method |
Fitting becomes welded to the pipe forming a single material |
Warranty |
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insured-maximum compensation due to material faults (one shot payment) amounts up to EUR |
For production failer damages unipipe grants a bank guarantee of 10,000,000 EUR |
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Covered by a 10-year warranty for possible material faults |
Covered by a 25-year warranty for possible material faults |
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Cost Factor |
1.00 |
1.15 |
1.70 |
1.90 |
1.80 |
2.30 |