You may not have noticed, but we've had a war of words going on over the issue of imported Chinese cast iron soil pipe. In our May issue, we ran a letter from an importer of Chinese cast iron pipe ...

Replacing a section of cast iron pipe is easier than you think. Step 1: Cast-iron pipe is very heavy. Before cutting out a section of pipe, secure the plumbing stack or run in place. Wrap rebar tie ...

When Darryle Brown woke up in the dark hours of an early December morning, he heard an explosion. Suddenly, Brown was on fire and trapped underneath an eight-inch-thick concrete slab – the floor of ...

Enhanced coated cast iron soil pipe products offer all the benefits of traditional cast iron while negating the major drawback of cast iron in aggressive applications: corrosion. In the 1890s, cast ...

According to the City of Fort Worth, cast iron pipes are to blame for at least 85% of water main breaks, despite only making up a fraction of the city's entire pipe system. That's why they're trying ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo has dealt with more than 70 water main breaks so far this year, the city’s Department of Public Services says, a rise that has crews working around the clock and ...

The Merrimack Valley, the area north of Boston that was shaken by dozens of natural gas explosions Thursday, is served by some of the nation's oldest and most leak-prone pipes. Investigators have yet ...