How do aging cast iron pipes actually start leaking? The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering's Edward John ...

Q: A plumber came by recently to look at a problem in our kitchen but when we showed him our garage with our 1936 overhead drainpipes he gasped at our old bell-style cast-iron pipes and said they were ...

Replacing a section of cast iron pipe is easier than you think. Step 1: Cast-iron pipe is very heavy. Before cutting out a section of pipe, secure the plumbing stack or run in place. Wrap rebar tie ...

You may not have noticed, but we've had a war of words going on over the issue of imported Chinese cast iron soil pipe. In our May issue, we ran a letter from an importer of Chinese cast iron pipe ...

Intelligent Design Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Solar, & Electric Fully Stocked Van Homes built in the 1990s or earlier likely contain cast iron pipes that may be corroding beneath the surface. By the ...

Joining cast iron to PVC pipes can be tricky, but the right coupling and installation technique make all the difference. Using a properly sized, shielded transition coupling ensures a long-lasting, ...

Enhanced coated cast iron soil pipe products offer all the benefits of traditional cast iron while negating the major drawback of cast iron in aggressive applications: corrosion. In the 1890s, cast ...

When Darryle Brown woke up in the dark hours of an early December morning, he heard an explosion. Suddenly, Brown was on fire and trapped underneath an eight-inch-thick concrete slab – the floor of ...

City water officials say much of the city’s water system is operating well beyond its original design life, with aging cast ...

Trent Avenue remains closed between Madelia Street and the Springfield Avenue/Trent Avenue intersection. Drivers are asked to ...

About every other day over the past decade, a gas leak in the United States has destroyed property, hurt someone or killed someone, a USA TODAY Network investigation finds. The most destructive blasts ...