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The switch from copper to plastic pipes surprised everyone, including the plumbers.

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Union plumbers say it's not just the dust from cutting PVC pipe that makes installing it so dangerous. Joe King is a plumbing instructor for the union. He tells the I-Team, "It's the ...

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 ...

Operators of sewer systems using non-pressure polyethylene and polypropylene pipes can expect the polyolefin products to have a service life of at least 100 years, according to a technical report ...

Your plumbing at home may seem like a simple system. But a surprising number of things can easily go wrong with your pipes, ...