Q: I want to install a soft-water conditioner in my house. My garage is preplumbed with a copper loop and I'm pretty good with home repairs, but the thought of soldering my copper pipes has me scared.

Dear James: We are remodeling our living room and adding a wet bar. I can install plastic drainpipe easily, but do you have any advice for soldering copper supply line piping? — Brianna G. Dear ...

As a mechanical contractor, I sweat a lot of copper pipe, yet people don't believe me when I say the preparation is more important than the torch work. Even the experienced tend to rush the job — ...

Sweating pipes don't necessarily mean you have a plumbing problem. Learn how weather creates a damp situation that could ...

Life has its milestones. You get married. You buy furniture. And then one day, you sweat pipes. “Sweating” is probably too strong a term for what I did the other day. Plumbers who work with fearsome ...