Plastic pipe offers significant savings in terms of both weight and installation, however. Plastic piping comes in solid wall and corrugated configurations, and is available in a variety of common ...

Reinforced thermoset plastic pipe is available in a wide range of sizes. Because of the high tensile strength of the reinforced plastic, a smooth-wall pipe may have low pipe stiffness, especially in ...

Description: The System 1738 PVC Product Line is a flue gas venting plumbing and mechanical solution certified to the stringent UL 1738 standard, a development for gas-fired water heaters, furnaces, ...

If you’re painting long pieces of pipe, cover a wall, ladder, or chair with sheeting ... and working your way down to the ...

But not [truebassB], instead he built his own air pump from first principles (YouTube, embedded below) using PVC pipe. It’s a straightforward design in which the cylinder is a length of pipe ...

One of his more interesting builds is his series on building rocket engines out of PVC pipe written in conjunction with [Chuck Knight]. For the propellent grains, the PVC rocket didn’t use the ...

Today, there can be between 40km and 80km of cable installed for every 100m. This makes use of space and weight of cabling a critical factor. As a result, there is a high demand for cable that is as ...

Just cut matching pieces, then screw 2x4 cleats to the ceiling and screw the lattice to the wall studs and cleats ... Hanging electrical cords and hoses on thin hooks or nails can cause kinks and ...

But if they break or malfunction, these fixtures can cause major problems. If you’ve got a burst pipe on your hands, we recommend calling a plumber immediately. Here’s how much you can expect ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Alana Pipe is a graphics editor at The Wall Street Journal, specializing in data visualization and interactive web graphics. Prior to joining the Journal, she was a data reporter for Financial ...