A Flexible PVC pipe union. Bill Bowin, CSRE/CBNT, chief engineer at North American Broadcasting, writes that we’ve “beaten to death’” the topic of condensate drains over the last six months, but Bill ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

It can do more damage than you realize.

I spotted this broken PVC conduit at a pier in South Carolina. The cable inside the conduit is UF cable, so at least it is permitted by Sec. 555.13(A)(1) to be used in a wet location. Section 340.10(3 ...

North Texas plumbers are bracing for a flood of problems when frozen pipes thaw. Many residents reported slow-running faucets in this cold weather. “We have gotten plenty of calls,” said Joseph ...

If you’ve ever had a pipe freeze in your house, you know that the cost to repair them can be hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Well, we’ve got below-freezing temps in the forecast and Storm Team 8 ...