Features & Benefits
This stainless steel pipe system combines hygienic performance with fast push-fit installation.
ACO Pipe – Stainless Steel Push-Fit Drainage System
General purpose stainless steel drainage pipes for industrial and commercial facilities
—designed for fast installation, high temperatures, and aggressive cleaning agents.
ACO Pipe is a comprehensive stainless steel drainage system available in multiple diameters with a wide selection of fittings and accessories. ACO’s Stainless steel socketed pipe systems is a viable alternative for use in applications that commonly specify PVC, ABS, HDPE and cast iron pipe drainage systems. ACO Pipe can generate significant cost benefits to your project.
These pipes are compatible with ACO FloorDrain and ACO Stainless steel channel systems, and can be welded when required. The ACO Pipe systems offers:
- Resistant to fire
- Resistant to corrosion and cleaning agents.
- Lightweight for easy handling on construction sites
- Resistant to oxidation and scaling while retaining strength at high temperatures
- Easy to install and maintain making it the best choice in hygienic applications.
- Long lifecycles usually lasting the life of the application
Push-Fit Connections: No Welding for Most Installations
The Push-fit technology, where the tubes can be easily pushed together, offers enormous advantages on site.
The unique and advanced design of the walls and edges ensures tight connections and eliminates the need for welding. This not only saves a lot of time, but also reduces costs. The double lip seal offers the ACO Pipe range the ultimate reliability.
Features & Benefits
ACO Pipe drainage system made of stainless steel have unique properties
Drainage pipes made of stainless steel offer a modern alternative to plastic, cast or galvanized systems.
In the food industry, commercial kitchens and in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, high-temperature liquids and aggressive chemicals regularly enter the drainage system. As a result, these pipelines are subjected to significantly higher stresses.
Sustainable
When stainless steel is subjected to impact, it will usually bend rather than break. This is in contrast to brittle materials such as some plastics and cast iron. This makes it possible to carry out any repairs later, without an immediate emergency situation or having to shut down production.
Other materials also have a much higher risk of cracking, while stainless steel offers strength and durability.
Thermally resistant
ACO drain pipes have a low coefficient of thermal expansion, which means that it only expands or contracts slightly with large temperature changes, compared to plastics.
The coefficient of thermal expansion is close to concrete, which excludes thermal stresses.
The push-fit connection absorbs any thermal expansion.
Sag-resistant
ACO Pipe drain pipes made of stainless steel require fewer attachment points than plastic and cast iron drain pipes, which simplifies and speeds up installation.
Plastic drain pipes require additional fastening to prevent sagging, resulting in more attachment points and additional assembly work. Cast iron drain pipes, on the other hand, are heavy and more difficult to handle, while the light stainless steel drain pipes are easy and quick to install.
The pipes system comparison
The cost saving of outdoor installation of ACO Pipe compared to cast iron pipe is between 15 and 30%.
How do you install ACO Pipes stainless steel drain pipes?
Installation notes
- Thanks to very good thermal expansion features of stainless steel there is no need to install expansion sockets for applications with temperature under 60°C
- For applications where temperature exceeds 60°C we recommend expansion sockets in straight parts each 15 meters
- For applications where temperature exceeds 80°C we recommend expansion sockets in straight parts each 10 meters
- We are ready to help you with all your specific requirements, please contact our customer service
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BIM models for ACO Pipes and fittings—validate clearances, slopes, and connections in your drainage design.