However, PEX pipe has started to fill gaps in function that copper pipe could not, such as flexibility and ease of ...

Editor: The Water Quality Survey recently sent to Aloha Utilities' customers does not adequately cover the copper pipe corrosive damage that occurs in many Aloha customers' homes. I've had four ...

The research shows that joining old lead pipes with new copper lines using brass fittings spurs galvanic corrosion that can dramatically increase the amount of lead released into drinking water ...

"There's only one thing inside your pipe: water." Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards has studied copper pipe corrosion for 10 years, including the leaks reported in Sarasota County.

Commonly used, copper pipe offers a lightweight portability that can be easily transported to and within a home. With their high thermal conductivity and durability, copper pipes provide long-term ...

Copper sulfide is a form of copper corrosion that leads to pinhole leaks and eventually total pipe corrosion. Sometimes, but not always, gray to black water runs when faucets are first turned on ...

SANTA ANA – Two homebuilders have filed complaints in Orange County Superior Court claiming drinking water provided by two South County water districts is corroding copper plumbing, resulting in ...

The reality is there is no way the county will be able to convert 28,000 septic tanks to sewer service by 2030.

The standard solution for Green Bay, according to EPA’s 27-year old Lead & Copper Rule, should have been simple: Adjust the water’s pH and buffering capacity and maybe add a corrosion ...

Engineer Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam states it initially had provided for anti-corrosion measures and a test-run for the Flint water treatment plant.

It’s wise to install 3/4-inch PEX to shower faucets, hose bibs and other faucets where you need lots of water. CPVC is a product that installs much like copper tubing. This plastic pipe is rigid.