MELBOURNE, Fla. – Greg in Melbourne had been trying for months to unstick his stuck hose end, but couldn’t loosen it from the hose bib. It was seized! We tried 4 different options, each time ...

The key to avoiding frozen outdoor pipes is turning off the indoor water valve and draining the line before cold hits. Cover ...

When winter hits, it's time to put away the garden hose and protect outdoor faucets with foam covers. Or, if you forgot to ...

The last thing you are thinking about as you get ready to build your new home is your outside faucet. After all, the plumber is going to install a standard frostproof hose bib, right? For your sake, I ...

In "The 25 Skills You Should Teach Your Kid," a feature in a recent issue of Popular Mechanics, Walker Lamond wrote, "You can learn a lot about a person by how they coil a hose. If you have ever ...

Summer doesn’t last long in Southwestern Ontario, where I live. The gardening season is basically mid-May to October. Anything outside of that and everything you grow is liable to get walloped by ...