When building a new home or remodeling an existing home, homeowners should consider going green with a home's plumbing. Experts expect building codes will make the newest technology and plumbing fixture designs mandatory one day.

While it may seem impossible to use the toilet without running water, it can be done. Newer toilets require 1.5 gallons of water or less to flush, though older ones often require more.

Homeowners should always be prepared for plumbing emergencies, even if they have never repaired anything. Plumbing problems arise when least expected and never at a good time.

It is easy to think of garbage disposals as indestructible, but that is far from the truth.

A broken sewer pipe can be a disaster scenario for a home.

Whether an ongoing issue or something that just popped up, drain problems at home can be a nightmare.

Shower leaks are a common household problem that one must fix immediately.

There are several possible reasons why a toilet runs constantly.