In the opinion of some, the use of galvanized iron for water pipes, conveying water for drinking and culinary purposes, is injurious. Others take opposite ground in regard to this matter ...
This is a section of wooden water pipe that carried water from Clerkenwell round pond to the City of London. The pipes were made from tree trunks, mainly elm, bored through from end to end.
Foam insulation is easy to install, while fiberglass is ideal for high-temperature pipes. Insulating your water pipes prevents heat loss and protects against freezing during winter. Insulating ...
The lead pipe inventories are required under new federal Environmental Protection Agency regulations mandating the removal of lead pipes over the next decade. The regulations come a decade after the ...
Colin Day from Essex and Suffolk Water said: "In [this region] alone, we look after more than 8,500km (5,282 miles) of pipe and only about half the leaks in those pipes are visible, which means it ...
In a first-of-its-kind report, the Environmental Protection Agency has released a comprehensive assessment on lead pipe infrastructure ... of America’s drinking water to lead contamination.
Scientists suspected that, among other possibilities, plastic drinking water pipes exposed to extreme heat released the chemicals (SN: 11/13/20). Now, lab experiments show that’s possible.
Cables have been laid within existing water pipes, using the island's community-owned water system, enabling full fibre broadband to almost all properties. The innovation allows locals to do ...
How can engineers pinpoint leaky pipes and repair them to avoid the sort of problem that Prof Speight reported on her street? Technology, water firms increasingly proclaim, is the answer.