Dear James: I plan to add a new bathroom, and some old plumbing should also be replaced. I’m not comfortable using a torch and solder, so would plastic plumbing be good? — Laura W. Dear Laura: ...

Operators of sewer systems using non-pressure polyethylene and polypropylene pipes can expect the polyolefin products to have a service life of at least 100 years, according to a technical report ...

Q: I went to buy some plastic drain pipe, and after looking at all the types I was confused. So I decided to do some research. I have several projects for which I need a plastic pipe. I need to add a ...

Polypropylene pressure piping in a commercial plumbing application. PPI's new Polypropylene Pressure Pipe Steering Committee within its Building and Construction Division (BCD) will focus entirely on ...

Developer Alex Hornstein of Whitehall Township was cleared Wednesday of charges that he violated Bethlehem ordinances by installing plastic sewer pipe to serve 48 townhouses in the Madison Park ...

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...

A subdivision developer won’t have to dig up plastic sewer pipe and replace it with concrete, but he will have to turn over the money he might have saved. The Village Board voted 3-2 last week to ...

The modified use of plastic plumbing pipe in residential housing of three stories or less was approved Wednesday by the Chicago City Council after a more than decade-long fight by union officials and ...

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...