Chances of carbon monoxide poisoning rise during the winter months when a home is sealed tight. Checking and correcting a natural gas water heater vent is a simple step toward preventing the back ...

OVIEDO, Fla. – LaurieJean in Oviedo told us she was able to get her new stove-top microwave installed but she couldn’t get the microwave exhaust to connect to her old roof vent pipe! This is important ...

Q. My city allows homeowners to install their own plumbing. But to get the permit, I need to supply them with a rough-in plumbing diagram. What is a plumbing diagram? Can I just do a bathroom plumbing ...

QuickPlumb Pro 2.1 by Epiphany Software, www.quickplumb.com, is a stand-alone Windows CAD program that enables users to draw drainage waste and vent piping in correct locations with walls and fixtures ...

You just moved into your new home, and it is time to wash clothes. The first load of laundry is complete, and you throw it into the dryer. You connected the dryer exhaust outlet to a pipe that was ...

Q–I just discovered that the clothes dryer exhaust in my new home dumps into the attic near a roof vent. There is a large collection of lint in the attic. The builder claims that this is perfectly ...