If you’ve noticed small copper pinhole leaks, you’re not alone. Many homeowners with older plumbing systems encounter this problem and wonder why it’s happening. Copper plumbing is durable, but over ...

Understanding why this happens and how to prevent it can save homeowners thousands of dollars while extending the life of their plumbing systems.

Copper pipes show corrosion signs like discoloration and green patches, which indicate potential failure points, especially under chloramine disinfection conditions PEX piping is vulnerable to ...

Controlling water’s corrosiveness can affect how it interacts with the piping material and what eventually comes out at the faucet. Lead pipes and lead solder in a city’s water distribution system can ...

MIRAMAR - It's a common tale for many homeowners in Miramar, busted pipes leading to thousands of dollars worth of damage. Residents say what starts as a tiny water mark on the ceiling or wall quickly ...

Using state-of-the-art in situ microscopy techniques, scientists were able to watch the oxidation of copper -- the primary building material for millions of miles of water piping -- at the atomic ...

CONTINUES RIGHT NOW ON 11. NEWS AT 530. NEW DETAILS INTO AN 11 NEWS INVESTIGATES EXCLUSIVE HIDDEN DANGER AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. EXPERT SAYS TREATED WATER IS NOT ENOUGH TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM ...

The behind-the-wall framework of a home contains a vital plumbing system that keeps it running efficiently and safely. Within every residential plumbing system you have subsystems that include ...