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From the Ground Up: Plumbing

A primer on your pipes and fixtures from This Old House plumbing expert Richard Trethewey… more

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"Cloudy days can really get in the way of a nice hot shower if you have a solar hot-water system, so be sure to have a conventional water heater as a backup."
— Bob Alcock, Lost River, West Va.

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