Despite the increasing presence of plastic piping, copper remains the first choice for many plumbers and heating engineers. Kim Morris looks at how using the right methods for bending copper pipe can save time, money and effort during an installation.
Copper pipe has been used in the UK for such a long time that it has become one of the most important and reliable metals used in plumbing services – despite the development and popularity of plastic piping and fittings. It is suggested that copper tubes were first used by Ancient Egyptians to transport water around 2750BC.
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