HDPE pipes: fast, convenient, but... very expensive. I assembled a cleaning system, I draw conclusions.

Two coils of a pipe of 25 meters each, dozens of fittings, a bunch of connections and branches that are understandable only to me... I hope that all this work was not in vain.

Friends, I am glad to welcome you to my channel. You can already see the "light at the end of the tunnel" called: cleaning system in my house. And today I want to talk about one of its main components ...

HDPE pipes.

I chose this option based on the clear advantages:

✔ Easy to install. No special tools, just hands and one plastic wrench.

✔ Upgradeability is very important. Especially when the whole construction is a complete improvisation.

✔ Efficiency is what you need. A slightly sloppy appearance does not matter (for me personally), especially in the basement.

But at the end of the work, a significant minus came out.

I am not in the habit of counting money at every stage of construction. But here, even without calculations, it is clear that I spent a lot.

The pipe itself is not that expensive (25-meter bay, about 900 rubles)

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And the fittings are just gold. From 100 to 200 rubles apiece, which was... I don't know how many exactly, about 30-40 pieces, probably.

A construction made of polypropylene pipes would have come out several times cheaper, even taking into account the purchase of a soldering iron (moreover in the house itself, it will still be necessary to lay polypropylene, so it will still be needed).