Finding clever labor-saving concepts for installing piping systems.
It was not surprising to read the latest business economic report on the cost increase of copper for the past year. The national average increase was 32 percent. All of you watched as copper took a sharp increase, but it wasn't until they put the 12 months' numbers together that it looked so drastic.
In the same report, PVC plastic pipe also was identified as a material having a 20 percent increase in price. The PVC prices are related to the increase in the cost of oil. Of course, everyone is aware of the steel price increases which have impacted steel pipe. Engineers still have a tendency to specify galvanized steel pipe for water distribution systems when the pipe size is 3 inches or 4 inches and larger in diameter.