Recall Summary

Name of product:

Low Lead Ball Valve/Shut-Off Gas Valves

Hazard: Consumer Contact:

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.

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Recall Details

Units

About 163,000

Description

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

Incidents/Injuries

None reported.

Remedy

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.

Sold at

Fu San Machinery directly to seven distributors nationwide from April 2011 through January 2012 for between $13 and $20.

Importer

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. 

Manufacturer

Fu San Machinery Co. Ltd., of Taiwan

Manufactured in

Taiwan

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