Should PVC schedule 40 pipe and fittings continue to be permitted for combustion exhaust venting? You and I have come across PVC that has gone from white to many colored shades: from light yellow to ...

Residential gas-fired equipment is changing and so are the related codes. As efficiencies and energy factors creep up — whether organically or because of regulation — the installation processes and ...

Q. With the deep winter snow we had last season, the air intake for our furnace plugged up. I had to separate the pipe from the furnace and let already-heated house air be used in the furnace rather ...

The problem: Replacing an existing gas furnace with a new, more efficient furnace. The apprentice: Allen Charles Edwards (ACE) — First-year mechanic. The technician: N. Arthur Thomas Egan (NATE) — ...

God, I hate living in an old house. <BR><BR>So a section of smoke pipe had corroded through. So I go to Lowes and buy a new section. I get home, cut it to size, snap it together, and pop off the ...

Question: Hi. We’ve just renovated a ‘50s bungalow and have two 10-year-old gas furnaces venting through a chimney, even though there is no steel ductwork. I would like to replace the chimney with ...