Q: Tim, I went to buy some plastic drain pipe, and after looking at all the types my head started to hurt. I decided to leave the store and do some research. I’ve got several projects for which I need ...

Recently I got asked to size a high pressure natural gas line, which I’m not an expert at, but I wanted to help these guys out. A gas line is sized based on the type of gas used, so that is the first ...

Q: Tim, I went to buy some plastic drain pipe, and after looking at all the types, my head started to hurt. I decided to leave the store and do some research. I’ve got several projects for which I ...

Among a service tech’s many responsibilities is to pipe together refrigeration system components. When piping a system together, a technician must decide which pipe size to use — it’s not always as ...

The latest Uniform Plumbing Code introduces modern tools like the Peak Water Demand Calculator to right-size water pipes, cutting costs and boosting efficiency. By aligning design flow rates with ...

You can best test and diagnose a residential hydronic heating system using pressure ports and balancing valves. However, few residential systems have either of these accessories. A commonly ...

Springfield, Mo.-based United Poly Systems LLC is extruding a new line of HDPE pipe in the same sizes as traditional copper tubes and iron pipes for a range of applications, particularly water uses.

For a yet-to-be-selected fabricator, design large-diameter, corrosion-resistant, filament-wound composite pipe with sufficient strength to resist burial and settlement loads as well as internal ...