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In the last few decades, most Plumbing in the UK has been installed with copper pipes. The word 'plumbing' comes from the Latin 'plumbum', meaning lead, which is what the Romans used for plumbing.

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Copper is used most often. Galvanized pipe will corrode and rust on the inside. But PVC is also used these days. Polybutylene was used from 1978 to 1995, but has proven to be unreliable, and has now been banned.

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Copper is used in electrical wiring AND..... water pipes in the home!

So Copper is used to make metals! If I find anything else I will add it later!

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Copper. It is malleable and ductile, making it able to bend and twist into water pipes.

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More often than anything else - copper. Years ago, homes were commonly plumbed with steel pipe, but that was problematic in the long run from many angles.

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metal is used to make water pipes because it does not break in unequal expansion of heating due to water

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They are or should be copper or PEX.

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