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.

Cold winter weather can lead to frozen, burst pipes that create an untold amount of damage in unprepared homes. These smart ...

There are multiple precautions you can take during this week's cold snap to protect water pipes exposed to exterior walls.

Having experienced frozen pipes firsthand, I recall living in a home where the kitchen sink pipes ran along an exterior wall.

Alan D. Miller is a former Dispatch editor who teaches journalism at Denison University and writes about old house repair and ...

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 ...

Filters in water pitchers or under-sink systems capture dangerous chemicals, only for them to be returned to the environment.

Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing, especially if your sinks are on an ... you may have a frozen pipe. Heat the frozen section of ...