Izinsiza zokuxhuma ze-copper pipe ziwumkhiqizo wokuxhuma okusetshenziselwa ukuhlanganisa amapayipi e-copper. Ziyimikhiqizo yokucubungula ethulwe phansi emkhakheni we-copper pipe, ezisetshenziselwa ukuhlanganiswa kwamapayipi ngezindlela ezifana nokuhlanganiswa kwe-socket, ukuxhumana okunezintambo, ukuxhumana kwe-flange, noma ukuxhumana okusheshayo ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ezahlukene zobunjiniyela.

Ihlukaniswe ngemicimbi, izinsiza zephayiphi zensimbi zifaka ikakhulukazi izinsiza zokufaka (ezixhumanisa amaphayiphi amabili aqondile), ama-reducers (axhumanisa amaphayiphi anobubanzi obuhlukile), ama-elbows (njenge 90° noma 45° elbows, asetshenziselwa ukuguqula umkhondo wamaphayiphi), ama-tees (okwehlukaniswa kwamaphayiphi), kanye nezinsiza zokuxhuma (okwehlukaniswa okwenziwe ngesimo sokcross). Ngokwehlukaniswa kwezinto, izinsiza zephayiphi zensimbi zingahlukaniswa zibe izigaba ezintathu: insimbi ebomvu, ibhasi, kanye ne-bronze. Izinsiza zephayiphi zensimbi ebomvu (njenge T2 noma TP2) zinephunga elibomvu, zinekhono elihle lokuhamba, kanye nokuhamba kahle kokushisa nokuhamba kwezimoto, futhi zisetshenziswa kakhulu emanzini, ekupholiseni, nasezishintsheni zokushisa. Izinsiza zephayiphi zibhasi (ama-alloys ensimbi ne-zinc, njenges H59 noma H62) zinezimfanelo ezinhle zomshini, kulula ukuzenza, futhi ziqinile ekugqokeni, okwenza zibe uhlobo olusetshenziswa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezifanele emanzini, igesi, kanye nezinsiza zokuhlanzeka. Izinsiza zephayiphi ze-bronze (ezine-insimbi, itini, i-phosphorus, njll.) zinegunya eliphezulu, ziqinile ekugqokeni nasekugqokeni, ikakhulukazi ziqinile ekugqokeni kwamanzi olwandle, futhi zisetshenziswa kakhulu ekwakhiweni kwemikhumbi, emikhiqizweni ye-chemical, nasezinhlelweni ezinzima. Ngokwezinqubo zokuxhuma, izinsiza zephayiphi zensimbi zifaka ukuxhumana okunezintambo (oxhumene ngok tightening internal and external threads, ezifanele izinhlelo eziphansi ezifana namaphayiphi amanzi noma amaphayiphi egasi), i-socket welding (iphayiphi ifakwe ngaphakathi kwe-socket futhi ibhontshwe, inikeza amandla aphezulu okuxhumana kanye nokuhlala kahle, ezifanele izinhlelo eziphezulu nezishisayo ezifana nokupholisa noma amaphayiphi e-hydraulic oil), ukuxhumana kwe-flange (oxhumene nge-flanges kanye ne-bolts engephakheji yokuhlala phakathi, ezifanele amaphayiphi amakhulu noma amaphayiphi adinga ukuhoxiswa kaningi), kanye nezixhumi ezisheshayo (njengezixhumi zokucindezela noma izixhumi ezisheshayo, eziklanyelwe nge-snap-fit ​​noma izinhlelo zokuvula, zivumela ukuxhumana okusheshayo nokuhoxiswa ngaphandle kwezinsiza, zisetshenziswa kakhulu nezinsiza ze-pneumatic noma ezimeni ezidinga ukuhoxiswa nokuhlanganiswa kaningi). Izinsiza zephayiphi zensimbi zisetshenziswa kakhulu ezisetshenzisweni zokupholisa, ezinhlelweni zokuhlinzeka ngamanzi, ezimotweni, emikhumbini, nasezinhlelweni zokuhlunga amanzi olwandle. Emkhakheni wokwakha, zisetshenziswe ezinhlelweni zokuhlinzeka ngamanzi ezinhlelweni ezifana ne-Great Hall of the People kanye ne-National Centre for the Performing Arts eBeijing. Ngokuthuthukiswa kwezinga lokusebenza kwamandla okushisa, ukusetshenziswa kwezinsiza zephayiphi zensimbi ezishintsheni zokushisa kuye kwanda, lapho imishini yokupholisa nezokupholisa ibamba cishe u-75% wokusetshenziswa kwephayiphi zensimbi.