When looking at plumbing services you may wonder what the difference between commercial plumbing and residential plumbing. While plumbing is plumbing, there are significant differences between different plumbing systems that makes it so that plumbing is not always the same in every instance. Commercial plumbing involves plumbing systems of commercial buildings, and not homes. Here are a few big reasons why they are different.
- Size: A commercial plumbing system is going to be a much larger system. A home will encompass as few as 1 bathroom, or more depending on a home. A commercial system typically operates multiple bathrooms, each with multiple features in it. This means that there are a lot of parts, and a lot of piping for each bathroom.
- Usage: A commercial bathroom will also face a lot more usage than a standard bathroom. The bathroom in a house will be used much less than a bathroom meant to serve an entire building, so the parts used need to be tougher to accommodate the usage.
- Wear: Most people are very aware of their bathroom at home and will know when it needs fixing. A commercial system may get ignored, because the average person is more apathetic to how well a random building’s bathroom is working. This could mean a commercial bathroom will have more wear and tear, as well as potential for more damage in the future.
Commercial plumbing systems are large, complex, and sometimes neglected. This means they need a specialized commercial plumber who knows how to deal with this system which is different from a residential system.
