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Knowing the types of plumbing pipes in your home lets you take steps to prevent leaks, flooding, and potential health hazards. Polybutylene is prone to breakage, but it can be replaced with PEX, as it was here. Image: ilovebutter/Flickr.
When galvanized pipe comes into play, the male and female ends of pipe are threaded together to form a bond. The other type of pipe joint is found in plastic pipes, where there are five different types a plumber can use. Solvent welded joints typically use a solvent cement of some sort to stick the two pipes together. In such a case, the two pipes being connected must be thermally balanced, or have similar temperatures.