I’ ve been a master plumber since age 29. I know, it might seem odd to you that a builder is also a plumber. I was attracted ...

In Technical Note 53, the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) lists an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) above 825mV as one of ...

Installing plumbing under a mobile home requires careful planning, adherence to local codes, and a solid understanding ...

The heat is about to take over Central New York but that isn’t the only news heating up in the AC and Plumbing spaces. AP ...

I did an in-person inspection recently. A man purchased a 50-year-old home next to a ski resort. He and his family are avid snow skiers and were tired of renting expensive condominiums. He wanted my ...

Homeowners often discover sewer problems during inspections related to home sales or after experiencing chronic drainage ...

COLUMBIA, Md., June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As both temperatures and household water usage begin to rise this summer, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is reminding homeowners that now is the ideal time ...

Diagram by Dogo. Expansion plans for the Panama Canal call for two new sets of triple locks--one at the Atlantic entrance to the waterway and one at the Pacific.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans jail that gained national attention for a brazen escape by 10 inmates earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from “ongoing and severe plumbing ...

Other new plumbing materials are added as options, including polyethylene of raised temperature (PE-RT) tube, cellular core polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe, and their fittings. The maximum temperature ...