Plumbing fittings vary by size, purpose and material. You often must tie together pipes of different materials with transition fittings. The materials in common use today — copper, PVC and CPVC ...

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Construction work to install 400 feet of new sewer pipe began on Monday in Visalia. Shirk Avenue at Riggin Avenue is closed in both directions, just north of Ferguson Avenue.

PEX fittings are more expensive than metal or PVC fittings. The vent stack in any building is the main vent pipe connecting the sewer to the roof. It’s that two- to three-inch pipe you see ...