Pex Piping Systems don't deliver for Home-owners
Pex piping is a generic name for a type of flexible plastic plumbing tubing that has become popular with new home builders. Pex tubes or pipes are a direct substitute for copper pipes and have advantages in cost and installation time because they are flexible, and do not require as many directional joints to get from the water source to the fixture. Pex piping manufacturers like Zurn Industries and builders market these products to people building homes as being a worry-free replacement to the traditional copper tubing solution. Pex pipes are supposed to be less likely to fail because they can expand and contract more with temperature change than traditional copper pipes can, and they are resistant to corrosion. Many homeowners have chosen to install Zurn Pex plumbing systems in their homes only to find that these systems aren't as 'worry-free' as they expected.
Pex Pipes Weakness: the Brass Fittings
Although Pex piping requires fewer directional joints than copper pipes do, they still require fittings to connect them to each other, or to water sources. The fittings that are commonly used with Pex tubing are made of brass and work by crimping the ends of the tubes to the brass fitting. Zurn Industries, who manufacture Zurn Pex Piping systems, also manufacture the brass fittings for their Pex Piping systems. The problems with these brass fittings stem from the fact that they are made of brass. While brass is normally corrosion resistant, it can lose this property by a process called "dezincification." Many homeowners have found that the fittings in their new Zurn Pex Piping systems have corroded within a short period after installation, and allowed gallons of water to escape, ruining thousands of dollars worth of building materials and/or furnishings.
Zurn Pex' Brass Fitting's High Failure Rate
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims of brass Pex pipe fitting component failures for a class action lawsuit. Many homeowners have reported problems with 'Q Pex' branded brass fittings these are fittings manufactured by Zurn Industries. These fittings may have been specified by the builder when installing a Pex plumbing system in a new home. If you or someone you know has experienced a failure of a Pex plumbing system or have had corrosion issues with Zurn Q-Pex Brass fittings, please fill out the contact form below and a member of Seeger Weiss LLP's experienced staff will contact you to discuss your potential rights. Attorney consultations incur no obligation on your part, all initial consultations are free of charge and do not create an attorney-client relationship. Seeger Weiss LLP has office locations in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma and its attorneys are available to practice in courts throughout the country.
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