Product Recall Number: 13-064
Why was Low Lead Ball Valve/Shut-Off Gas Valves recalled?
The valves can crack and cause gas to leak. This poses fire and explosion hazards.
Product Recall Number: 13-064
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-12-10
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Low Lead Ball Valve/Shut-Off Gas Valves
Description: The low lead brass shut-off valves can crack and cause gas to leak.
Hazard Description: The valves can crack and cause gas to leak. This poses fire and explosion hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 163,000
Incidents: 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.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed