There are many things to think about when protecting your pipes and pipe fittings. Firstly, it is important to make sure you buy the right fittings in the first place. Not only do you need to know what type of fittings are suitable for your own unique uses, but you also need to make sure that the products you buy are of a high quality. Whilst it may seem like any flanges will do, by cutting corners in terms of price and quality, you are leaving yourself far more open to see accidents occur and, in turn, the associated cost and indeed the potential for danger can rise considerably.
However, it is not just physical safety that is important to consider when it comes to pipes and fittings. The cost of scrap metal is rising considerably and therefore the chances of theft concerning pipes and even the likes of flanges is also rising considerably. Therefore, whilst it may seem more costly to install pipes and pipe fittings out of sight, it may well be a very wise move as, not only are thefts likely to be a serious inconvenience, but certain thefts could also leave you in very serious danger.
Pipes may seem a strange thing to steal, but in many cases they can be easily removed and the majority of businesses and individuals won’t consider such items to be valuable assets at risk from theft and therefore will feel comfortable leaving them accessible and let anyone near them.
Buying the right pipes and fittings may help too as the more secure your pipes are and the better they are connected, the less likely criminals are to be able to easily remove them. Therefore, paying slightly more to get high quality pipes and fittings is likely to save you a great deal all around in the long run.