Main features

• Pressure loss reduced

• Lightweight: the specific weight of polybutylene is

approximately 9 times lower than the weight of iron and copper

• Non-toxic: Polybutylene is a sure and non-toxic material

• Corrosionless: polybutylene is a bad conductor of electric energy

• Scaleless: linked both to the impossibility of calcareous

deposit formation and to the chemical inertia of the material

• Resistance to high abrasion: this specific characteristic of

polybutylene allows to increase the flow speed without

abrasion problems

• UV ray resistant: when systems are exposed to solar rays,

we recommend the piping be protected in order to avoid a

premature ageing of the material

• Resistance to shock: the high material flexibility allows the

pipe to return again to its original shape after a shock

• Chlorine resistant: as with all the plastic materials, the

polybutylene can be damaged by chlorine concentrations

higher than 1,5 ppm (mg/l)

• High flexibility especially at low temperatures

• Recycleable material

• Very good resistance to long-trem stresses in combination

with pressure and temperature. This feature remains

unchanged also with high water temperature

• Giacomini polybutylene pipes are compatible with all

Giacomini manifolds, fittings, valves and lockshields.

• Connections are made using Giacomini adapters for plastic

pipes (R179, R179AM).