If you’ve noticed small copper pinhole leaks, you’re not alone. Many homeowners with older plumbing systems encounter this problem and wonder why it’s happening. Copper plumbing is durable, but over ...

How SharkBite fittings can turn a plumbing emergency into a manageable situation Steps to safely shut off, cut, and patch a leaking copper pipe without soldering What else to keep on hand for your ...

Winter's frigid air can bring with it potential plumbing problems, including frozen pipes. Water expands when it freezes, so ...

Once you’ve experienced the trauma of frozen water pipes, you take extremely cold weather and your home’s vulnerability more seriously. The low temperature freezes the water inside the pipes. The ...

Q: Several months ago, you wrote about which plumbing pipe might be better for water lines, copper or PEX. You briefly mentioned a new tool that eliminates the need for soldering copper. I would like ...

SANTA ANA – Two homebuilders have filed complaints in Orange County Superior Court claiming drinking water provided by two South County water districts is corroding copper plumbing, resulting in leaks ...

WARD -- The slow but steadily growing number of homes with leaky copper pipes is no surprise to the more than 900 followers of Cabot-Ward Leaks on Facebook. Owners of nearly 250 homes that use Ward ...

Dear Pat: I live in an older ranch house. Over the years, the water flow from the faucets has decreased. I think it has old galvanized iron pipes. Is there anything I can do to fix this problem? —- ...

The Lehigh County Authority has been busy in a very cold winter, with a large number of water main breaks; twenty since November.

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One by one, Donald Stepp has tackled leaks that have sprung up in the copper water pipes of the home he's owned since 1994. So far he has had seven battles, and his Northwest Winter Haven home has the ...

The average American uses 360-450 litres (that’s 80-100 gallons) of water every single day. And this water makes it way to you through a complex maze of pipes, buried beneath the streets. When the ...