A recent concern in the plumbing industry is whether plastic chips from a faulty part on many water heaters are causing damage or, worse, are unhealthful. The American Water Works Association, a trade ...

Free replacement of dip tube on some water heatersThe Maryland attorney general’s office said a major class-action settlement will provide free replacement of a water heater component.The component, ...

Q I live in a 1,200-square-foot home with a 40-gallon water heater. The showers only take about a minute to get warm, but the sinks are always ice cold. Is there anything we can do to get hot water ...