Drain Dictionary

Pipes & Materials

The pipe types and materials used in Australian drains, past and present.

Cast Iron Pipe Heavy metal drainage pipe common in pre-1970s buildings, especially in-slab and multi-storey plumbing; strong when new but prone to internal corrosion and scale HDPE Pipe High-density polyethylene pipe — flexible, tough and fused into continuous jointless runs; the standard pipe pulled in during pipe bursting and directional dril PVC Pipe The standard modern plastic pipe for Australian sewer and stormwater drainage — lightweight, root-resistant at its solvent-welded joints, and in use since the 1 Vitrified Clay Pipe Fired ceramic drainage pipe — commonly called earthenware — used extensively in Australian sewers until the 1970s-80s; durable but brittle, with root-prone join

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