Copper is used in switches, (light) recepticles, all house wiring, 90% of your Plumbing, (if your house is pre 1970, then its galvinized pipe) copper is also in your appliances.
It does in roofing. Many houses has copper covered roofs.
Copper
Under ground to everywhere in the house plumbing ( everywhere )
many metals but gold and copper are both used for roofs
wiring
Regular copper wires have an electrical conductivity of 58.0 MS/m at 20å¡C. Copper is an inexpensive, highly conductive material used in most houses and electronics.
It is because of all the available metals copper is the best conductor for electric current. Silver is slightly better but too expensive to use.
Copper pipes are used for plumbing. They are usually in interior walls or the basement. Typically, at least here in the North east, you would try to keep them out of exterior walls to keep them from freezing.
Copper, Brass, Yellow Brass , Red Brass, Galvainzed steel, Galvanized wrought , Yalloy
Mostly wires and pipes for old houses
Copper is the metal used for plumbing in houses, there are many reasons behind it 1. Copper is the main metal for electrical wiring compare with aluminium. 2. Copper is an excellent conductor of electricity and heat. 3. Copper is resistant to corrosion and very unreactive. Copper is malleable which makes it an ideal material for gas pipes and water pipes. 4. Copper is below hydrogen in the reactivity series and therefore it does not react with water. 5. Copper lead compounds in water are toxic. It was used for plumbing in the past time. For more information visit at: alliedallcityinc.com
Copper and copper alloys meet the challenges of modern life in many ways. Often seen in plumbing systems and good quality roofing and cladding, they are also frequently unseen providing essential services inside equipment in houses, offices, commercial and industrial buildings.