Welding machine for polypropylene pipes: how to choose?

When all necessary materials for carrying out water are purchased, it remains only to buy a welding machine for polypropylene pipes, which will allow to complete the work. To properly choose it, you need to know about certain points.

The welding machine for polypropylene pipes operates according to a certain technology, which consists in heating up the contacting surfaces of the parts to be pinched by the joint for a short time. These parts are simply inserted one into the other, which makes it possible to get a strong connection after cooling. That is why a welding machine for polypropylene pipes is often called a soldering iron. It is simple. A metal plate having apertures for the nozzles is heated by means of a heating element. It, in turn, is equipped with a thermostat, whose main task is to maintain a constant temperature of 260 degrees. The result of welding is more successful the more the temperature is maintained, which allows obtaining a qualitative and sufficiently reliable connection.

Welding machines for polypropylene pipes differ in the way they attach attachments to the heating surface. Cylindrical using attachments of special shape, and the xiphoid ones allow you to put the nozzle through a specially made hole. The second type is most common in our stores. This is due to the affordable price and extensive assortment. Among the professional devices, one can often find those that have a cylindrical shape of the heating element. Both types of soldering tools have merits and demerits, but the choice of a certain tool is done subjectively. Much more important is another parameter - the temperature, the constancy of which influences most significantly the quality of pipe jointing. For professional samples, the temperature stability is much higher.

Some people may think that when choosing a welding machine for polypropylene pipes, the main thing is to find the nozzle of the right size. But in practice everything is much simpler. Usually these devices are sold in a set, which consists of several nozzles, oriented to different diameters of pipes, and sometimes a cutter and roulettes. Usually, no more than two kinds of nozzles are required for operation, so the problem itself disappears.

The welding machine for polypropylene pipes dictates certain rules for working with it. Generally it's quite simple. It should be warmed up to the desired temperature, insert the parts into the nozzles of the appropriate size, withstand the exact warm-up time, join the elements together, and then allow time for cooling (it is usually indicated in the instructions and depends solely on the diameter of the pipes).

The apparatus for polypropylene pipes is usually quite affordable. The buyer in this case has a choice between models of different manufacturers, both foreign and domestic. A quality device can work for a long time.