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All the freeze-tolerant ball valve is designed to do is protect the valve itself from cracking by the sacrificial disk (freeze plug). 90% of valves crack over the winter when the water is off for the year, then in Spring when the water is turned on any damage will appear. So it will be...

FYI, there is a new ball valve being introduced called the "Freeze-Tolerant" ball valve... made especially for replacement ball valves on residential back flow devices. you can check them out here http://www.freeze-tolerant-ballvalve.net/ or YOU Tube video here...