If you are installing a new gas appliance, or you have an old appliance that hasn’t been serviced in years, replacing the flexible gas connector will help to avoid a dangerous gas leak. Step 1: ...

Q: My 40-gallon gas water heater has started leaking from underneath, but there’s no problem getting hot water. What does this mean? A: It means the water heater’s tank is leaking and should be ...

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Many think their homes are safe havens in a thunderstorm. That's what Cliff and Charlene Nutter thought -- until the early hours of June 26, when lightning hit the vent cap of their chimney, igniting ...

Flexible gas lines have virtually replaced immobile iron pipes over the past 30 years. But the flimsier “corrugated stainless steel tubing” — commonly called CSST — can pose a much greater fire risk, ...