The Tubing Cutter 1/8 to 1-3/8 Inch is yet another multipurpose tool for cutting copper pipe, PVC, or even stainless steel that isn’t dense. It comes with an extra blade and a reamer.

When a copper pipe corrodes and leaks or bursts from freezing, you have to fix it fast. If the leak is pinhole-sized and less ...

I’ve been a master plumber for more than 35 years, and for many of those, I was licensed. I’ve always loved plumbing, and I clearly remember when PEX pipe was breaking into the marketplace.

BOSTON (CBS) - Union plumbers say it's not just the dust from cutting PVC pipe that makes installing it so dangerous. Joe King is a plumbing instructor for the union. He tells the I-Team, "It's ...

PVC - Pros - Long life. PVC has a predicted lifespan of 50-70 years or more, compared with 40-50 years for PEX. - Lower cost. PVC is less expensive to purchase than PEX, although it usually will ...

But in the meantime, the organization urges policymakers to consider piping made of simpler, less chemical-laden materials, like copper or stainless steel. These pipes cost more than PVC — but ...

CBS News Chicago Live. CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago police are alerting neighbors of copper pipe thefts in the Park Manor neighborhood.Four times since Dec. 2, thieves have broken into vacant homes ...

The city of Folsom has received more than 2,000 reports of leaks coming from copper pipes, and a class action lawsuit has been filed in response.At the time we interviewed Rita Cook in July, she ...

Why Trump’s move to boost the U.S. copper market is a ‘pipe dream’ that could raise prices The implications of Trump’s executive order are likely to be persistently inflationary, analyst says.