Pipe Clips & Clamps

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What's the difference between a pipe clip and a pipe clamp?

By and large, the terms pipe clamps and clips can be interchangeable. However, there is a subtle difference. A pipe clamp is used to keep a pipe tight at a connection point to avoid a leak, whereas a pipe clip can be used to affix a pipe to a horizontal or vertical surface to keep the pipe or cable stable.

Pipe clips and clamps tend to be circular or semi-circular brackets. Pipe clips often have a hole for a nut and a bolt or a screw to fix it to a surface. These are also known as an anchor clip, whereas pipe clamps have their own mechanism for securing the pipe to a connector, and these can be called saddle clamps or non-gripping clamps.

What are they used for?

From residential to commercial, industrial to outdoor, plumbing and cable pipe clamps can be used in all manner of settings. Their simple design makes them effective at restraining, securing, and even guiding piping and wiring.

Plumbing

Plumbing pipe clips are the most common type of clamp you're likely to come across. Used to attach and secure water, waste pipes, and gutters safely and securely to connectors as well as to solid surfaces and brackets.

Gas

Pipe clamps can be used to secure gas hoses to gas bottles using jubilee house pipe clamps, as well as gas lines using stainless steel repair clamps.

When working with gas, it's imperative that you select the right pipe clips for the job: you'll need to know exactly which diameter you need.

Wood

Pipe clamps are also common in carpentry and joinery. Here, pipe clamps work like a vice, and are often used to hold multiple boards together to create a strong join whilst the sheets are being glued.

What materials are pipe clamps made from?

You'll find most pipe clips and clamps are made from stainless steel, plastic, chrome, copper, or brass. The material you choose will depend on the application, as some materials are more suitable to certain environments than others.

Stainless steel

Stainless steel pipe clamps are extremely durable, making them ideal for exterior or wet conditions. Because of the resistance of stainless steel, they won't corrode or oxidize, making them a reliable option.

However, stainless steel can corrode if exposed to salt and other trace materials over a long period of time, and so might need to be replaced more regularly if they'll be used close to an ocean or saltwater lake, for example. Stainless steel clips should also not be used with carbon steel piping as this will cause corrosion, almost welding the two components together.

Plastic

If your pipes require some sort of flexibility because of expansion and contraction due to temperature, then plastic clamps are ideal.

Thanks to their hard-wearing qualities and moisture resistance, they work well inside and out. Plastic pipe clips come in a variety of plastics, including nylon and PVC.

Chrome

Like stainless steel, chrome is hardwearing and resistant to corrosion. Thanks to the more pleasing aesthetic of chrome pipe clips, they tend to be used in high-visibility areas in the home, like around radiators.

Copper

Copper pipe clamps are great for indoor plumping. Whilst copper itself is relatively malleable, most copper plumbing systems are quite rigid. This material has the added benefit of not reacting with water, meaning it won't corrode or weaken over time.

However, copper pipe clips should not be used with stainless steel piping. They're better suited to copper and plastic pipes.

Brass

Sharing a similar aesthetic appeal to copper, brass pipe clamps work well if they're exposed. They also don't rust or discolor with exposure to water.

How far apart should pipe clips be?

The distance between pipe clips is dependent on a number of factors:

• The diameter of the pipe: the larger the diameter, the wider the spacing should be.
• What the pipe is made from (e.g., metal or plastic): softer materials will require more support.
• Wall thickness (if being clipped to a wall): the greater the wall thickness, pipe spacers can be further apart.
• The temperature of the fluid or gas moving through the pipe: the higher the temperature, the more support is required, especially if the pipe is made from a more flexible material.

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Whether you're working on a residential or commercial project, working with water, gas, electric or even wood, you can rely on our range of pipe and conduit clamps and pipe spacers to securely connect and fix cabling and wiring.

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