With a wide variety of compression fittings and push-on pipe connectors readily available in the marketplace, flaring copper tubing has become all but obsolete. Relegated primarily for use with ...

Q: I have a problem with my plumbing. Below my kitchen sink is a copper pipe that comes out of the wall, extends for about a foot and then goes back into the wall. I have noticed a small leak coming ...

Q: Several months ago, you wrote about which plumbing pipe might be better for water lines, copper or PEX. You briefly mentioned a new tool that eliminates the need for soldering copper. I would like ...

Yesterday was the first day someone other than me worked on the house. I hired a plumber, and I still feel bad about it. Basically, I straight-up bricked it. In order to finish dismantling the kitchen ...