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Valve Front Side
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Valve Back Side
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Valve Handle with Date Code
Low Lead Ball Valve/Shut-Off Gas Valves
The valves can crack and cause gas to leak. This poses fire and explosion hazards.
Danville Sales Office for Fu San Machinery, 1101 N. Kings Hwy, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034; toll-free at (855) 779-9200, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.fsvalve.com.tw, then click on the Safety Recall Notice button for more information.
About 163,000
This recall involves seven brands of sweat and threaded, low lead ball valves used in flammable gas piping systems used in commercial or residential settings. They are brass shut-off valves assembled with pipe lines of ¾ inch and 1 inch and have a date code 1103 through 1112, in YYMM format, where YY is the year and MM is the month. The date code is located under the valve handle. The pipe size is marked on the body of the valve. Fu San’s logo and the “O” marking designated for low lead valves are marked on the valves’ neck under where the handle assembles. The word “Taiwan” appears on the handle as a country of origin marking. The valves were sold under the following brand names and model numbers:
Brand Name
Model Number
Valve Dimensions/Sweat or Threaded Valves
Aqualine
BBV-075-LF
¾ inch/Threaded
BBV-075S-LF
¾ inch/Sweat
BBV-100-LF
1 inch/Threaded
BBV-100S-LF
1 inch/Sweat
AY McDonald
72032S
¾ inch/Sweat
72032T
¾ inch/Threaded
FNW
FNWX410AF
¾ inch/Threaded
FNWX410AG
1 inch/Threaded
FNWX411F
¾ inch/Sweat
FNWX411G
1 inch/Sweat
Hodes Co.
40-642
1 inch/Threaded
40-662
1 inch /Threaded
40-677
¾ inch/Sweat
40-687
¾ inch/Sweat
40-678
1 inch/Sweat
40-688
1 inch/Sweat
Legend
T1002NL
1 inch/Threaded
Leonard Valve
83503
¾ inch/Sweat
83504
1 inch/Sweat
83538
¾ inch/Threaded
83539
1 inch/Threaded
Mueller
107-844NL
¾ inch/Sweat
None reported.
Consumers should turn off the gas supply until a replacement gas valve has been professionally installed. Consumers should contact Danville Sales which, on behalf of Fu San Machinery, will provide compensation of $300 to reimburse customers for costs incurred to remove and return the valve and for purchasing and installing a replacement valve. The affected valve should be returned to the Danville Sales Office for Fu San Machinery with a photo depicting the valve in the gas line before removal and showing the date code on the valve, along with the address and details of the location where the valve was installed. The requested information, the recalled valve, and the consumer name and address should be sent to the address in the Consumer Contact paragraph. Upon receipt, Fu San will reimburse customers in the amount of $300.
Fu San Machinery directly to seven distributors nationwide from April 2011 through January 2012 for between $13 and $20.
Aqualine, of Corona, Calif.; AY McDonald Manufacturing Co., of Dubuque, Iowa; FNW, of Portland, Ore.; Hodes Co., of Kansas City, Mo.; Legend, of Auburn Hills, Mich; Leonard Valve, of Cranston, R.I. and Mueller of Memphis, Tenn.
Fu San Machinery Co. Ltd., of Taiwan
Taiwan
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