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Piping comes in various sizes and materials. Which ones should you use when plumbing your basement? Actually, the answer may be dictated by local building code. Older homes used galvanized steel water pipes and iron DWV lines. However, most modern homes are build using rigid or flexible plastic pipes and fittings such as ABS. Over the years plastic plumbing pipes have proven themselves to be safe, inexpensive, and relatively easy to install. They are especially popular with do-it-yourselfers. Remodeling Words ABS is an acronym for acrylonitrile-butadine-styrene, a material used for rigid black plastic pipe in DWV systems. Another popular material is PVC that stands for poly-vinyl chloride.
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