To be effective, a heat pipe must be composed of material with high thermal conductivity, usually copper or copper alloy. The ...

As much of Puget Sound experiences freezing temperatures this week, experts are warning you to prepare your pipes.

Having experienced frozen pipes firsthand, I recall living in a home where the kitchen sink pipes ran along an ... to keep cabinet doors open to allow heat to reach the pipes and to wrap them ...

And do you know which faucets are most effective when it comes to preventing frozen pipes? "One sink is good ... you reduce the amount of energy needed to heat water during the cold winter ...