If you’ve owned your home for a long time or inherited an old home, look for gray or blue plastic pipes in your potable water plumbing system. Look in attics, basements, crawl spaces and under ...

Nonetheless, the study does show that plastic pipes can contribute chemical contaminants to water after being exposed to heat. “This was a theory,” Whelton wrote in an email to Circle of Blue. “We ...

Yet, because of its relatively low cost, PVC – polyvinyl chloride – has become a popular option for communities replacing old drinking water pipes and, in particular, the lead pipes and ...