FARGO - Clogged vents can lead to sewer gas backup, which can make you or your family ill. As people in this region work through one of the coldest winters on record, homeowners should take time to ...

Cold weather brings challenges for homeowners, especially when temperatures start to dip below zero for extended periods of time. Some of those troubles can be connected to frozen water pipes, while ...

The white pipe sticking up out of the roof is a plumbing vent. The rubber boot at the base of the plumbing vent is part of the flashing kit for this vent, and the boot has dried out and split. Here's ...

Q. Hey, Tim, I had the opportunity to tour a house under construction. All the plumbing drain lines were in, but I also saw all sorts of other extra pipes that connected to the drain pipes and ...

Have you heard the old saying, “You don’t know what you don’t know”? It’s an axiom homeowners should always keep in mind when thinking about the mechanical and structural systems hidden behind the ...

Villella Products Co, LLC. recently announced that it was awarded a Patent on its New line of Sewer Skewers. The company's proprietary "Sewer Vent Defroster" product, that prevents roof top Sewer ...

I have a remodeling project coming up and I intend to do the plumbing work. I’m good to go on the water lines, but the drain lines and plumbing vents are my weak spot. Is there a fail-safe method of ...