Aging infrastructure for water pipes in the United States has long been a problem, as we saw a few years ago with the lead pipe fiasco in Flint, MI. It’s not just a pipe problem — these aging pipes ...

Here’s a fun project that would make a perfect parent-child activity for a rainy afternoon. Use a 45-degree PVC elbow for a four-inch inside diameter (ID) pipe. The clock shown here actually has two ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Two of the most common kinds of modern piping materials for plumbing work are PEX and PVC. PEX, which stands for cross-linked polyethylene, ...

About 70 percent of PVC goes to building and construction uses such as pipes, cables, siding, window and door profiles, flooring, fencing, decking and roofing. The low-cost, easy-to-install products ...

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is hailed as a wonder material, and, in many ways, it is. However, the possibilities are not endless. PVC has its limits, especially in HVAC applications. PVC sometimes makes ...

PVC pipe is extremely rigid, but this technique allows you to bend PVC pipe at angles up to 90 degrees without kinking. PVC pipe is commonly used as electrical conduit as well as irrigation piping. It ...