HDPE pipe fittings

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe fittings systems have been used for municipal and industrial water applications for over 50 years. Within PPI’s Building & Construction Division, HDPE Pipe Fittings are used for ground source geothermal applications, also known as earth energy or geo-exchange systems.

Advantages of HDPE pipe include good low-temperature impact resistance and excellent chemical resistance:

Safety of potable water and long-term reliability

Resistance to corrosion, tuberculation, deposits

Flexibility to speed installations

Freeze-break resistance

Lightweight, easy to transport

Low scrap value, avoiding Jobsite theft

Durability and toughness to survive Jobsite installations

No flame used for joining, with many fitting and joining options

Recyclable, eco-friendly material

Heat fusible for virtually leak-free performance

HDPE Pipe of Disadvantages like this:

High thermal expansion

Poor weathering resistance

Subject to stress cracking

Difficult to bond

Flammable

Poor temperature capability

Low strength/stiffness