One potential problem when repairing a water shut-off valve leak is that the pressure you put on the packing nut to turn it can cause leaks in other parts of the valve or in the pipe connections.

Working on your friction fire-building skills just after realizing you are lost in the woods, cold, or out of drinkable water does not make much sense. It’s about as useful as learning how to control ...

we recently had our oil boiler serviced by our fuel-oil company. they left us a note saying that the “hartford loop” is too high, which apparently can result in radiator banging, boiler flooding, and ...