http://www.drains-services.co.uk/questions/why-are-water-storage-tanks-made-out-of-stainless-steel-yet-the-plumbing-in-the-home-is-copper/ Solving your Plumbing and Drains Problems Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.drains-services.co.uk/questions/why-are-water-storage-tanks-made-out-of-stainless-steel-yet-the-plumbing-in-the-home-is-copper/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Vaughn Hicks Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:32:24 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/questions/why-are-water-storage-tanks-made-out-of-stainless-steel-yet-the-plumbing-in-the-home-is-copper/#comment-340 Well, the main reason is cost.. Stainless steel and copper made tanks are both resistant to rust and are thus useful for storing water; however, copper tanks is more expensive and more prone to dents than stainless steel tanks. With regards to you comment that pipings at home are mostly of copper pipe, my observation is that piping recently are mostly using PVC if not rigid galvanized tubing. Well, the main reason is cost.. Stainless steel and copper made tanks are both resistant to rust and are thus useful for storing water; however, copper tanks is more expensive and more prone to dents than stainless steel tanks. With regards to you comment that pipings at home are mostly of copper pipe, my observation is that piping recently are mostly using PVC if not rigid galvanized tubing.

]]> http://www.drains-services.co.uk/questions/why-are-water-storage-tanks-made-out-of-stainless-steel-yet-the-plumbing-in-the-home-is-copper/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Ellis Wall Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:12:01 +0000 http://www.plumbing-care.co.uk/questions/why-are-water-storage-tanks-made-out-of-stainless-steel-yet-the-plumbing-in-the-home-is-copper/#comment-339 Copper is not often used in new construction anymore, but it is used for water systems because of it doesn't rust and is very easy to bend. It is soft and therefore creates good seals at joints and it also heats up quickly and bonds well with silver solder. It is not used for tanks in the home because of its softness and its cost. Copper is far more expensive than stainless steel, and to make a tank that wont eventually collapse under its own weight you have to use a lot more metal, making the tank excessively heavy and expensive. Copper is not often used in new construction anymore, but it is used for water systems because of it doesn’t rust and is very easy to bend. It is soft and therefore creates good seals at joints and it also heats up quickly and bonds well with silver solder.
It is not used for tanks in the home because of its softness and its cost. Copper is far more expensive than stainless steel, and to make a tank that wont eventually collapse under its own weight you have to use a lot more metal, making the tank excessively heavy and expensive.

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