It can do more damage than you realize. Reviewed by Dietitian Katey Davidson, M.Sc.FN, RD, CPT Pouring boiling water down your drain can damage PVC pipes, weaken pipe joints and crack porcelain sinks.

Q. I went to buy plastic drain pipe, and, after looking at all the types, my head started to hurt. I decided to leave the store and do some research. I’ve got several projects for which I need a ...

Cold weather makes pipes contract which can lead to blockages.

A Flexible PVC pipe union. Bill Bowin, CSRE/CBNT, chief engineer at North American Broadcasting, writes that we’ve “beaten to death’” the topic of condensate drains over the last six months, but Bill ...