I think it stands for Poly Vinyl Chloride.
polyvinyl chloride
Plastic pipe is both affordable and durable, so using it for new plumbing is a good idea.
There are two main categories of plumbing pipe: plastic and metal.Not all pipes are as useful or effective as others, and each type is used for a specific purpose in plumbing. PVC pipe is a type of plastic plumbing pipe primarily used to transport high pressured water.
Female Iron Pipe Thread
BIP is Black Iron Pipe.
Do not have dissimilar metals touching the plumbing pipe. If it is copper pipe, do not have steel or tin or anything else other than bras or copper or plastic touching the pipe
Traditionally, Iron Pipe Size, but can also mean that it has male pipe threads (threads on the outside of the pipe).
Black plastic pipe is ABS -Use yellow ABS cement. -I don't understand "grey bard fitting" -Take this to your plumbing store and they will advise.Black plastic pipe is ABS -Use yellow ABS cement. -I don't understand "grey bard fitting" -Take this to your plumbing store and they will advise.
Pipe is fine, it's the original crimp rings that cause problems.
Poly Ethylene. It is cheap black plastic pipe used a while ago. It was before Pex pipe was available. Its use was good at the time because it had no seams for underground installation form a water source to the house or cabin. Definitely not recommended today.
Plumbing pipe threads are squared and conduit pipe threads are tapered.
Copper Tube Size - for more info go to http://www.keidel.com/mech/pvf/pipe-intro.htm
The most common use of plastic piping is in plumbing. It's lighter and cheaper than metal piping. Rubberized piping can be considered as garden hose piping.