Home inspectors across North America are flagging a quiet problem inside walls and crawlspaces: certain plumbing materials are wearing out years, even decades, ahead of schedule. Instead of the 40 to ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

SHIFTING REQUIREMENTS: The changes in hanger and anchor materials, tooling and safety equipment, and connection methods have both simplified and improved hydronic practices. February 24, 2020 Piping a ...

If you’ve never heard of polybutylene piping, chances are you’ve never needed a major plumbing renovation in your house. Polybutylene is often called “poly,” “Poly B,” or “PB.” These days, it no ...

In both residential and commercial buildings, heating and cooling cycles can take a toll on piping systems. When pipes expand due to heat and contract when they cool, they stress joints, supports, and ...

Polyethylene (PE) has revolutionized low-pressure pipe system design on a global basis and is testimony to PE's unique combination of properties, which have driven the replacement of traditional pipe ...

Emergency Plumber Tigard Experts Release Winter Protection Guide as Oregon Faces Cold Temperatures PORTLAND, OR, UNITED ...

A composite carbon-fiber material bonded directly on the pipe surface provides an alternative for obtaining standoff for completion and drilling tools, production riser systems, pipe-in-pipe flowlines ...

Jim and Charlie Rourke thought their new southeast Fort Collins home was nearly perfect. Then they hired an inspector to check it out. “He walked into our furnace room, shone his flashlight and said, ...

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