Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) pipe is a popular plumbing choice in modern homes. Valued for its durability and wide range of applications, this chlorinated cousin of polyvinyl chloride ...

CPVC pipes and fittings have been used in US homes for more than 60 years due to their durability, immunity to chlorinated drinking water, and ease of installation. Service plumbers may encounter CPVC ...

As cross-linked polyethylene piping has grown in popularity among residential plumbers and builders, it helps to know the ...

I was working with CPVC pipe coupled with joints of varying angles and threaded connectors, both metal and CPVC. It had been 20 years since I did any plumbing repairs and regretfully I forgot some ...

Plumbers said that CPVC pipes, which are plastic with glued joints, are a ticking time bomb because it's not if a leak is going to happen, but when it will happen. Bernice Dockery is dealing with ...

Your pipes should not rattle or bang when running ... For copper, use a deburring tool and emery cloth to clean the edges. For CPVC, use a file to remove scrap from the ends and sandpaper to ...

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

Finolex Pipes has launched a new ad campaign that spotlights the functionality of their CPVC and SWR pipes. In collaboration with Schbang Motion Pictures, the ad films feature the trio of plumbers ...