Q: I want to install a soft-water conditioner in my house. My garage is preplumbed with a copper loop and I'm pretty good with home repairs, but the thought of soldering my copper pipes has me scared.

Life has its milestones. You get married. You buy furniture. And then one day, you sweat pipes. “Sweating” is probably too strong a term for what I did the other day. Plumbers who work with fearsome ...

Q: Hi, Ed. Thanks for being here to solve all our plumbing mysteries. My husband and I are redoing our guest bathroom and we removed our old water-guzzling toilet. Although I was happy to see the old ...