Make Crimped Joints at PEX Water Line Fittings The heart and soul of the PEX system is the barbed fitting/crimping ring ...

PEX piping (shorthand for cross-linked polyethylene) costs less than half the price of copper and installs much faster. And ...

Recently, the EPA asked water utilities to locate lead pipes in their service areas as part of a long-term plan to get them ...

The utility has identified more than 480 private lead service lines and more than 2,000 private galvanized steel service ...

Mitigating the effects of thermal expansion and contraction in your piping systems is not just about compliance—it's about ...

This top whole-house water softener is easily installed on all types of pipe, including PEX and PVC ... While there’s no need to cut into the water line to use them, certain models do have ...

It takes water to flush a toilet yet tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since Hurricane Helene ...

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New rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require water utilities across the nation to replace nearly all lead pipes within a decade — an ambitious plan to crack down on a ...

Louisville Water Co., responsible for drinking water infrastructure across the city, says it has already spent $50 million replacing about 74,000 lead service lines in recent decades, and is in ...