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Default DZR Brass pipe fittings. Can you tell the difference?

On 10/05/2010 11:51, Dave Osborne wrote:
Vortex6 wrote:
Hello,

I see that BES sells compression fittings that are specifically
described as being made from DZR brass "dezincifaction resistant".
They are more expensive than standard fittings.

This is a distinction that most suppliers do not seem to make.

So the question is: Is it important or irrelevant in "normal" domestic
applications?

Can you visually tell the differernce between a DZR and a non DZR
fitting? Are there different BS standards marked?

I note that all compressions fittings seem to have coded markings
(squares, triangles, circles, dots and sometimes text) that presumably
identify the manufacturer.

Just curious..........


d


Google is your friend...

http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/alloys/b...tant-brass.pdf


Thanks.

The DR symbol referred there is something I have never seen (or noticed)
despite me having literally hundreds of brass compression fittings I
have accumulated over the years.

I guess this isn't very common.

D