WK 8
WK 8
Plumbing equipment such as valves and pipe fittings are one of the most important
components of any plumbing systems existing in a structure. All of it was to make sure that
the users will have access to clean, potable water and clean structure. One of these equipment
are valves; devices that control and regulate the passage of fluid and gas across the structure.
Valves are important because of the fact that they control these contents. Having damaged
pipelines around the house may be difficult to repair because of the fact that liquids and gases
continuously flow. Without an equipment controlling these continuous movements or shuts
off movement completely, fixing or maintaining structures will be hard, maybe to the point of
it being impossible. They are also the ones that regulate pressure throughout the piping
system to avoid overloading or underloading. Overloading the pressure risks the piping
system to leaks and cracks and underloading the pressure will result in a substandard flow
rate of water resulting to inconveniences and an inefficient plumbing system. Of course,
valves aren’t the only important components of a plumbing system, pipe fittings too. Pipe
fittings ensure that the flow is efficient enough for the users to have enough access to water
and enough waste distribution. Strong pipe fittings will ensure that it will last longer than the
external features of the system because of their position, which are in difficult areas of the
structure, especially on the inside of the walls. Fixing broken pipe fittings requires one to
break the walls or the ground in order to fix or correct a broken or misplaced part. It’s not
hard to tell when these equipment needs maintenance or replacement as its effects would be
clearly be noticed as water leaking from the kitchen, unpleasant smell of the sink, signs of
water drying in walls or ceiling or worst, contamination of the water coming from faucets,
showers or any plumbing fixtures that require water to operate. As long as these parts are
well maintained and durable, it will always perform efficiently especially when needed and
will function for a long time without any problems.