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Installation Information

Installed correctly, a plastic piping system will give many years of trouble-free life. However a badly installed system will fail to perform satisfactorily, and in the worst case, may leak.

Experience has shown that it is the installation of systems that most frequently cause problems, with poor jointing being the most likely reason. The following pages provide a detailed account of the various methods that may be used to fabricate and install plastic piping systems. These instructions should be followed carefully at all times.

IPS is also a training provider for plastic system installation, and provides free of charge technical support to users of our systems. If you have any questions about installing systems, or wish to enquire about training courses for installers, email our technical team.

Storage and handling of plastic pipes (76KB)  
Installation equipment (80KB)  
Fabrication  
Joining plastic piping  
Joining PVC-U (340KB)  
Joining PVC-C (352KB)  
Joining ABS (280KB)  
Joining Polypropylene  
Joining Polyethylene  
    > Joining Polyethylene overview (52KB)    
    > Socket fusion welding of Polyethylene (312KB)    
    > Butt fusion welding of Polyethylene (316KB)    
    > Electro-fusion welding of Polyethylene (240KB)    
Joining PVDF  
Mechanical joints on plastic piping  
Testing (48KB)  


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