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Protecting your outdoor pipes now can help you avoid costly water damage and big winter emergencies later. Freezing water can crack pipes and flood your home, so experts say insulation is one of the ...

Insulating water heaters and pipes in not only the winter but all-year-round has is useful in terms of efficiency, confirmed Jud Firestone, the owner of Firestone Plumbing, Bern Township. “Newer water ...

Pre-slit foam tubing is easy to slip on pipes to insulate them from freezing in winter. Hector Amezcua Sacramento Bee file Pre-slit foam tubing is easy to slip on pipes to insulate them from freezing ...

A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.