The use of galvanized or stainless steel avoids the rust problems associated with normal steel products. To make galvanized steel components, manufacturers immerse normal steel products in a bath of ...

Should you be worried or not about toxic gasses being emitted from a galvanized stovepipe in your home? Let's look at the ...

Here is a concern from one of our readers that you could and should find interesting. The subject matter applies to many middle-age to older homes. Yes, there is. The original method of distributing ...

If you're buying an old house, beware of old galvanized steel water pipes. These pipes build up with sediment on the inside, making the inside diameter of the pipe smaller and smaller over time, ...

Part of the city’s inventory of service lines – Badger Street, off South Main Street, is one of the few places where many of the connections have not been confirmed as safe from lead. FILE – A copper ...

Q: I live in a 1940s house that has galvanized pipes. The cold-water tap in the bathtub has become blocked. A plumber said debris is clogging the pipe, and the only thing I can do is repipe the whole ...

Even if they’re not made of lead, your old water lines could be a health hazard, and starting this year, many homeowners in Lawrence will be able to get theirs replaced by the city at no cost. Earlier ...