Covering Copper Pipes Concrete

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Covering copper pipes concrete.

Copper piping has proven to be long lasting in the installation of both hot and cold water supply lines. I ve also been told to wrap protruding copper pipes with tar paper before embedding them in concrete. According to petrographer bernie erlin copper won t corrode in concrete unless soluble chlorides are present. I ve heard that copper pipes that penetrate concrete floors and copper shower pans in contact with concrete or cement board can corrode.

For potable water pipes we generally use epoxy coatings. I discussed this in your last post below on friday. This is a thick viscous liquid that is blown through your copper water pipes. It is completely acceptable to bury embed both hard drawn and annealed copper water tube in concrete.

Decades of satisfactory service experience with the use of copper tube for in floor radiant heating systems water distribution systems and snow melting systems attest to the compatibility of copper tube embedded encased or in contact with concrete. Lay copper pipe on loose backfill when installing it in trenches. Generally installed in 1 2 or 3 4 inch diameters the pipe usually comes in 8 or 12 foot lengths.