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Drain/sewer and vent pipes in newer homes are either ABS (black) or PVC (white) plastic cell core pipes. The sewer line that runs from the home to the street or septic can very to alot of different kinds of pipe and some are good and some fail alot. If you live in a older home or have a older commercial building chances are you can have either bell cast iron, copper or galvanized and in some cases clay unless it has been upgraded.
Galvanized in most civilized codes can NOT be used under ground (unless coated)
Sewer piping under ground can be Type K copper, Service weight CI, HXCI, NH CI, clay pipe , Class 22 CI
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Where did the Romans get the idea for a sewer system?
Greeks
What metric unit would you use to measure the length of sewer pipes in a city?
Technically you could use any forms of a meter. But since it is of a whole city, the easiest would be kilometers.
Did Romans use aquaducts for protection?
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What kind of pipes are used for steam lines?
Heavy weight mild steel with screwed fittings bspt. == Normally galvanized pipes are not used for steam. Mild steel with screwed or welded fittings are the norm. Pressure and temperature are very important factors to be considered in what type of materials to be used. Steam even at low pressures can be extremely dangerous. Answer In hign temperature application nomally the alloy steel pipes are used ANSWER: Mild Steel Seemless pipes, thickness dependent on the pressure rating to be used.
What approximate percentage of all potable water will likely become wastewater that enters the sewer system for treatment at wastewater lagoons?
70%
