Our expert product testers put several metal detectors to the test including the Nokta metal detector. They paid careful ...

PEX tubing is an easy-to-install alternative to copper pipe. Long used in radiant heating systems, flexible PEX tubing is ...

Copper has been called the mineral of electrification. We will need a massive amount of it to support the rapid growth in demand for electricity – for decarbonizing power generation and the grid, for ...

Crews are working on replacing lead pipes in homes built before the 1950s ... A man grabbed a big coil of copper line and brought it into the home. Another contractor took out an electronic ...

There are three kinds of pipe, lead, copper, and galvanized pipe. You may need to scrape off sediment to see what color the pipe is. The lead pipe is gray. A galvanized pipe is gray as well ...

In addition to PVC, copper and stainless steel are also common materials used to replace lead pipes. According to the PVC Pipe Association, a trade group, more than 40,000 water utilities across ...

A burglar trashed a house as he ripped out pipes and radiators looking for copper to steal, a court has heard. The house had just been renovated and decorated ready for tenants to move in when ...

Lead service lines are usually gray. Galvanized steel can be a dull gray or rusted and copper pipes are usually brown, but can oxidize to appear more green, like a penny. Customers can try ...