Old-style faucets, the ones with washers, were usually predictable. A busy bathroom sink faucet could be expected to work fine for about a year, then you’d starting noticing it took more and more ...

Most faucets being sold and installed these days are of washerless design. Washerless faucets tend to go longer between leaks than the old-style compression faucets, but they still can develop ...

A shutoff valve connects to copper plumbing pipes in one of two ways: Compression fitting; Sweat fitting. Identify the connection type used in your home by referring to the photos below. If you have ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

IN a climate as humid and rainy as Cambodia's, no one wants more water to deal with because of faulty plumbing. Here are some simple repairs you can make to alleviate a leaky faucet. The first thing ...