Joining a PVC pipe to a pipe fitting requires special primer and cement that melts the surface of the PVC before fusing the pieces together (like welding metal) to make an airtight bond. Here's a ...

Recently while performing some plumbing repairs, I realized that my abilities had become a little rusty (no pun intended). After a few mistakes and re-dos, I finally got the process right. I was ...

What do you know about rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) conduit? I had almost no experience with it until I spent a brutal, windy Minnesota fall installing 4 in. PVC conduit underground at a new ...