HOUSTON – A pipe that builders are using inside homes more and more is coming under fire by the people who know best -- professional plumbers. Plumbers are warning you to know what's inside your walls ...

The Jan. 29 decision by the California Building Standards Commission to end a 25-year restriction and allow the use of chlorinated PVC pipe in the construction of homes, apartments, hotels and motels ...

SACRAMENTO – California home builders on Monday won the right to use less-expensive plastic water piping instead of copper, ending a two-decade-long battle against groups that warned of plastic’s ...

THIS NEW CPVC PIPE HANGER SYSTEM features enhanced thermal properties making it ideal for fire protection applications. It allows for vertical adjustment and limited movement in the piping system. It ...

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 ...

LANSDALE, PA. — Tyco Fire Protection Products announced a new listing from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the installation of Tyco CPVC pipe and fittings in unfinished basements. In addition to ...

Read full article: Lake County deputies seek person of interest who brandished gun on doorbell camera Marion County firefighters respond to a burning shed in the 11400 block of SE 80th Court. It's ...

The Village Board has banned the use of CPVC pipe, a type of plastic, in the construction of new homes. The action doesn’t affect houses that have been built or are currently under construction. Two ...

One of the big "secrets" in plumbing seems perfectly obvious once you finally realize it: The pipes don't fit together for a reason. This applies to a lot of plumbing fittings, and of course, it ...

CHICAGO - The landmark ordinance that was approved here late last year, requiring all commercial high rises within the city to install fire sprinklers by 2016, also ...