Q: We need to re-wrap the heat pipes in our basement. They have old asbestos (-based?) wrap on them. I was told that you could encapsulate the pipes using Future Floor Wax to keep the asbestos dust ...

Christian Lopez is a plumber with John Moore Services, in the video above he teaches Houston Life’s Melanie Camp how to wrap a pipe to help prevent it bursting when the temperatures drop to freezing.

It is important to get your home ready before temperatures drop. When icy conditions arrive, pipes can burst, you may find your heating system needed a service and now it is too late, your gutters can ...

So, I live in an old brownstone in Brooklyn, and it has steam heat and one thermostat for all 8 apartments. The building is four stories - 2 apartments per floor - long skinny apartments reaching ...

As temperatures continue to plummet across the UK, many people will be relaxing to the hum of their heating as they cosy up in their homes this January. However, it is rather common during periods of ...

Temperatures are expected to plummet all across England as a freezing cold front sweeps across the country. Lower temperatures mean that your boiler is at a higher risk of malfunctioning or breaking ...

It is the nightmare scenario as the temperatures plunge below zero and icicles form on your windowpanes - your boiler breaks down and your heating stops working. So how can you avoid your boiler ...

A SIMPLE boiler mistake could see your heating turn off this winter - but costs less than £1 to fix. Temperatures have dropped in recent weeks with large parts of the UK hit with snow and freezing ...