
Guides
Plumbing guides for homeowners
Straight answers on what to do when something goes wrong, how to keep it from happening, and how plumbing differs from one part of the country to another.
- How to Tell If Your Home Has Polybutylene Pipes, and What to Do About ItPolybutylene supply pipe went into millions of homes from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s and fails at the fittings without warning. How to spot it and what to do.
- What to Do in the First Ten Minutes After a Pipe BurstsA burst pipe does most of its damage before the plumber arrives. The order of operations that limits it, from the shutoff to what to photograph for insurance.

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