What Is CPVC Pipe? CVPC pipe is a hard, thermoplastic plumbing pipe. “CPVC piping is similar to PVC piping but also very different,” Smedley says. CPVC goes through an additio ...

This familiar white pipe can be found connected to appliances and used as a main water supply line. Their versatility makes PVC pipes an obvious go-to for many plumbing solutions, since they are ...

A report warning cities against the use of PVC pipes in water systems sparked swift and resounding criticism from the plastics industry, its advocates and at least one leading scientific expert.

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

many water quality and health questions about plastic drinking water pipes in the U.S. are unresolved or have yet to be addressed, a number of experts say. Some industry representatives disagree ...

The EPA estimates that replacing each lead service line from a city water main to a home costs an average of $5,066. Copper, iron and plastic are all common replacement materials for lead pipes.