Plastics like CPVC deliver reliable, long-term, leak-free performance—as long as they have been installed and maintained properly. Plastic piping materials, such as chlorinated polyvinyl chloride ...

Recently while performing some plumbing repairs, I realized that my abilities had become a little rusty (no pun intended). After a few mistakes and re-dos, I finally got the process right. I was ...

The decision to recommend a repipe isn’t always an easy one. Some of the signs that a problem may be systemic can be subtle and vary for different plumbing materials. Determining whether a particular ...