Recall on PEX water pipes?
While I'm on the subject of water pipes -
Is there a recall on PEX water pipes? I'm hearing that some people are suing because their PEX piping system is failing at the connection points. Costing them thousands to rip it out of their new homes and replace it. Might only be for the hot water lines. |
Recall on PEX water pipes?
Home Guy wrote: While I'm on the subject of water pipes - Is there a recall on PEX water pipes? I'm hearing that some people are suing because their PEX piping system is failing at the connection points. Costing them thousands to rip it out of their new homes and replace it. Might only be for the hot water lines. Search for "KITEC" fittings. |
Recall on PEX water pipes?
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:30:39 -0400, Home Guy wrote:
While I'm on the subject of water pipes - Is there a recall on PEX water pipes? I'm hearing that some people are suing because their PEX piping system is failing at the connection points. Costing them thousands to rip it out of their new homes and replace it. Might only be for the hot water lines. There was a case a couple years ago locally (Las Vegas). ZURN connectors made in Canada leaked and caused plenty of damage to many homes. The problem appears to be that to much zinc was used in making the brass connectors, which caused them to leak, Maybe a couple of other brand connectors. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/zurn-pex-plumbing.html I'm not familiar with anything recent. Never heard of a problem with the PEX pipe. My system is 13 years old -- no problems knock on wood.. |
Recall on PEX water pipes?
Oren wrote:
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com...-plumbing.html I'm not familiar with anything recent. Never heard of a problem with the PEX pipe. My system is 13 years old -- no problems knock on wood.. You'd better join that class action. Unless there are several fundamentally different non-copper / non-steel water piping systems, it seems that all plastic/aluminum piping systems are made by the same manufacturer, and PEX, IPEX, and KITEC all use the same underlying technology and defective compression fittings. ---------- In summary, defective fittings were installed for many years throughout the American southwest, leading to class-action lawsuits. The fittings can be identified in several ways but only a qualified plumber can say with certainty if they are Kitec ---------- Unless - Does anyone know if Pex / IPex connectors are *different* than Kitec? |
Recall on PEX water pipes?
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:05:44 -0400, Home Guy wrote:
Oren wrote: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com...-plumbing.html I'm not familiar with anything recent. Never heard of a problem with the PEX pipe. My system is 13 years old -- no problems knock on wood.. You'd better join that class action. Why? I'm not fixing something that isn't broke. Unless there are several fundamentally different non-copper / non-steel water piping systems, it seems that all plastic/aluminum piping systems are made by the same manufacturer, and PEX, IPEX, and KITEC all use the same underlying technology and defective compression fittings. Cite? ---------- In summary, defective fittings were installed for many years throughout the American southwest, leading to class-action lawsuits. The fittings can be identified in several ways but only a qualified plumber can say with certainty if they are Kitec Mine are Vanguard. ---------- Unless - Does anyone know if Pex / IPex connectors are *different* than Kitec? |
Recall on PEX water pipes?
On Jul 15, 7:55*pm, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:30:39 -0400, Home Guy wrote: While I'm on the subject of water pipes - Is there a recall on PEX water pipes? I'm hearing that some people are suing because their PEX piping system is failing at the connection points. *Costing them thousands to rip it out of their new homes and replace it. Might only be for the hot water lines. There was a case a couple years ago locally (Las Vegas). ZURN connectors made in Canada leaked and caused plenty of damage to many homes. *The problem appears to be that to much zinc was used in making the brass connectors, which caused them to leak, Maybe a couple of other brand connectors. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/zurn-pex-plumbing.html I'm not familiar with anything recent. Never heard of a problem with the PEX pipe. My system is 13 years old -- no problems knock on wood.. I think there was also a case quite a few years ago. We built a house in '99 that had a water manifold system that used PEX. The plumber made a point of telling us the pipe and connectors he used were not the ones subject to earlier publicity and suits. Lived there 9 years and no issues. RonB |
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