How To Insulate Plumbing Pipes
 

When the colder months of the year start coming around you will want to protect your plumbing pipes from freezing by insulating them with pipe insulation or maybe even heat tape if need be.
Let’s first talk about the different ways that you can insulate a pipe and what types of insulation there are.
Most pipe [...]

What Is Plumbing Heat Tape?

Plumbing heat tape is used to protect pipes from freezing in extremely cold locations were normal pipe insulation is just not enough. Heat tape looks like a tape but has an electrical wire that runs through it and gets plugged in to a normal 110 volt outlet.
Heat tape comes in many lengths and different [...]

 

 

What Is Type L Copper?

L copper is the second thickness of the copper tubing levels. L copper has a wall that is twice as think as m copper and about half as think as k copper.
L Copper Applications
* Domestic water lines worldwide
* Heat lines in extra cold areas
* Irrigation systems
The other nice part about L copper tubing is [...]

Is There Suppose To Be Hot Water Ran To A Dishwasher?

The answer to this question is yes, many people think that the dishwasher element heats up the water and it does to some degree but also using a hot water feed to the dishwasher will save the actual element from being replaced sooner then expected.
There is many arguments however that the dishwasher is supposed [...]