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How does the leakage from PE pipe compare to metal and PVC pipe?

April 26, 2017compare leakage metal PE pipe PVC

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How does the leakage from PE pipe compare to metal and PVC pipe?

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PE pipe is joined by a heat fusion process that forms strong and leak-free pipe. The “allowable water leakage” rate of PE pipe is zero. PVC and ductile iron installations have “allowable leakage rates” as high as 10 percent.