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CPSC, Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Announce Recall of Gas Ball Valves

U.S. CPSCFireNov 10, 2005
Recalled Gas Valves
Recalled Gas Valves

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Hazard

Gas can leak from these valves, posing a risk of fires and explosions.

Remedy

Watts Water Technologies is providing a free replacement. Almost all valves have been recovered.

Incidents & injuries

None reported.

Product description

The recall involves a one-inch gas ball shut-off valve sold as a Watts Series GBV two-piece, Brass Gas Ball Valve used in commercial and residential applications for manufactured natural gas and liquid propane (LP) gas piping systems. The valves feature a brass ball and stem, teflon seats and packing, brass end piece and a zinc alloy handle. They have a date code of 0511 cast into the body of the valve. Some 0511 body date code valves were among 1,225 valves shipped to 43 Watts's customers' locations between July 9, 2005 and August 8, 2005. Of these 1,225 valves, all but 9 valves shipped to 6 commercial customers have been recovered or accounted for.

Sold on

Commercial supply houses from July 9, 2005 through August 8, 2005.

Contact the company

Consumers with recalled gas ball valves should contact Watts by calling its customer service number at (978) 689-6066 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. For additional information on this product, consumers can visit the Watts Web site at www.Wattsind.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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