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 ...

For joining cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing, a plastic PEX Press system that includes the company’s innovative Smart Connect feature, is available. The Smart Connect feature enables installers ...

The behind-the-wall framework of a home contains a vital plumbing system that keeps it running efficiently and safely. Within every residential plumbing system you have subsystems that include ...

SHIFTING REQUIREMENTS: The changes in hanger and anchor materials, tooling and safety equipment, and connection methods have both simplified and improved hydronic practices. February 24, 2020 Piping a ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Andrew Whelton, an assistant professor in Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, is leading research into the effects plastic pipes have ...