If you live somewhere that experiences freezing winters, then you will be familiar with the fear of frozen pipes and water ...

Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

Frozen pipes can cause costly damage and disrupt water supply during cold weather. Here are expert-recommended steps to help prevent pipes from freezing and to address issues if they do. Wrap exposed ...

Plumbing is one of those skills that many people take for granted, believing it's easy to do on the fly. Sure, there are many tools and devices that can be used to pull off this job, like the ...

The pipes that snake out from a hot-water or steam boiler and from a water heater radiate heat much like a conventional radiator or baseboard. You might welcome that heat if you spend a lot of time in ...

A small addition to your shower head can save you time, money, and water: a simple shutoff valve can toggle the water flow off and on without undoing your carefully-calibrated mix of hot and cold on ...

Below-freezing temperatures are coming, and when they do, the pipes in our homes can freeze, then burst and damage our homes. Taking precautions now could save you a lot of work and money. Joe Bany, ...

Forecasters anticipate intense cold weather next week in Houston, with temperatures as cold as 20 degrees expected Monday through Wednesday. And broken pipes and damaged homes are the last thing ...