uPVC Pipe Sizes And Applications
uPVC (unplasticized polyvinyl chloride) pipe size come in a wide range of sizes from small to large, each sizes is designed for specific situation based on the water volume and water pressure.
Small uPVC Pipe Size
- Smaller sizes such as 1 ¼” inch uPVC Pipes ( 32mm uPVC Pipe or 36mm uPVC Pipe ) and 1 ½” inch uPVC Pipes ( 40mm uPVC Pipe or 43mm uPVC Pipe ).
- For low volume water flow applications such as residential domestic water supply are suitable for basin uPVC drainage pipe.
Medium uPVC Pipe Size
- Medium sizes such as 2″ inch uPVC Pipes ( 50mm uPVC Pipe or or 36mm uPVC Pipe ), 3″ inch uPVC Pipes ( 75mm uPVC Pipe or 82mm uPVC Pipe ), and 4″ inch uPVC Pipes ( 100mm uPVC Pipe or 110mm uPVC Pipe ).
- For medium uPVC pipe sizes with larger water flows as compared to smaller sizes, it is suitable for light commercial applications.
It is suitable for larger fixtures appliances drainage or even small-scale irrigation systems.
Large uPVC Pipe Size
- Large sizes such as 6″ uPVC Pipes ( 150mm uPVC Pipe or 160mm uPVC Pipe ), 8″ uPVC Pipes ( 200mm uPVC Pipe ), 10″ uPVC Pipes ( 250mm uPVC Pipe ), and 12″ uPVC Pipes ( 315mm uPVC Pipe ).
- Large uPVC pipe sizes are designed to handle higher water volumes, it is commonly used in industrial sewerage discharge, commercial building drainage systems, and large scale irrigation systems applications.
uPVC PIPING AVAILABLE SIZES
uPVC Pipe Sizes
| Nominal Size | Mean Outside Diameter (mm) | Wall Thickness (mm) Application Area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | BD | ||||||
| Inch | mm | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max |
| 1¼ | 36 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 1½ | 43 | 42.8 | 43.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | 82 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 110 | 110.0 | 110.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 6 | 160 | 160.0 | 160.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| 8 | 200 | 200.0 | 200.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
| 10 | 250 | 250.0 | 250.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| 12 | 315 | 315.0 | 315.6 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 |