It's far easier to make a repair to steel pipe with copper than with galvanized plumbing pipe, because the galvanized calls for cutting threads on exact lengths of pipe. But first, call your local ...

The older the pipes are, the more potential there is for leaking. In the early 1960s, the housing industry decided to change the water lines from the old galvanized steel pipes to copper.

Q: I live in a 1940s house that has galvanized pipes. The cold-water tap in the bathtub has become blocked. A plumber said debris is clogging the pipe, and the only thing I can do is repipe the ...

In the opinion of some, the use of galvanized iron for water pipes, conveying water for drinking and culinary purposes, is injurious. Others take opposite ground in regard to this matter ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Folks in cities across North Carolina are getting letters in the mail and those letters are causing a panic. The letters contain verbiage like: "important information about ...

Q: I live in a 1940s house that has galvanized pipes. The cold-water tap in the bathtub has become blocked. A plumber said debris from the pipes was clogging the pipe, and the only thing I could ...