Q: Please discuss the pros and cons for replacing freshwater plumbing pipes. We have 80-year-old galvanized pipes that are grossly corroded inside, which leads to poor water pressure. We are trying to ...

PEX piping (shorthand for cross-linked polyethylene) costs less than half the price of copper and installs much faster. And since it’s flexible, PEX makes remodeling jobs easier. PEX has a strong ...

We live in a house built in the late 1930s. The plumbing is a mixture of original galvanized, newer copper and PVC outside. The house is on well water. There is drop in pressure on the fixtures ...

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When we last got together, I told you about the leak in Daughter #2’s house that led to all-new plumbing from the basement to the second floor and throughout her upstairs bathroom. That project ...