Uses of pipes - from Wikipedia
Plumbing
Tap water
Pipelines transporting gas or liquid over long distances
Scaffolding
Structural steel
As components in mechanical systems such as:
Rollers in conveyor belts
Compactors (e.g.: steam rollers)
Bearing casing
Casing for concrete pilings used in construction projects
High temperature or pressure manufacturing processes
The petroleum industry:
Oil well casing
Oil refinery equipment
Delivery of fluids, either gaseous or liquid, in a process plant from one point to another point in the process
Delivery of bulk solids, in a food or process plant from one point to another point in the process
The construction of high pressure storage vessels (note that large pressure vessels are constructed from plate, not pipe owing to their wall thickness and size).
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Determining the causes of water leaks at home
Determination of the causes of water leaks in your home can take a plumber. They may be caused by a broken pipe or a leaky connection in your home network plumbing. However, check the status of your home network plumbing usually associated with the need for forging tiles in some parts of the house. It is good if you are the only tiles in one room, which can be quickly replaced. Otherwise, remove the leakage of water will be connected with the need to incur considerable costs. Sometimes leak turns out to be so serious consequences that you need to perform additional drying domestic premises, to prevent the growth of mold and mildew. At the same time it will be carried out replacement of cracked pipes.
Hydraulic tools
Installation of the new sink is carried out at a time when our existing sink was somehow destroyed or simply we want to replace the sink to a more modern. This installation is performed by a plumber using a variety of hydraulic tools, appropriately tailored to the size of connectors and dimensions of the sink. Some of them are very common, such as screwdrivers, hammers and drills, but the plumber can use them in the right way in order to install the sink. If the new sink is to be built in a different location than the previous one, then the plumber has yet to lead to the water and perform its development. This may involve the need should be smoothened part of the plates and expandable home network plumbing.