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Yes! Don't use the junk!

Oh yes it did!

There were four other cracks in the nut, only one went all through. At Lindy's in Benedict, all of the three quarter Zurn fittings had this defect. At Bemidji all the half inch...

I was contacted by a near by home owner about the failure of another Zurn brass fitting yesterday.

The circumstances are as follows. He left his expensive log home for 90 minutes. When he returned...

I was contacted by a near by home owner about the failure of another Zurn brass fitting yesterday.

The circumstances are as follows. He left his expensive log home for 90 minutes. When he...

This was a ZURN fitting. It was lousy brass and very poorly machined. I bet this is the first generation in three hundred years, that has managed to make brass nuts that fail!

This home is on a beautiful lake in a forest. It is a remote area. It is two miles from Benedict. Benedict has a population of less than 50 and is two miles away. There is the Fort Benedict...

That's what I'm afraid of!

Zurn may well get into serious financial damage on this one, as the potential for enormous property damage is so high.

Here is a link to an article in Blaze news.
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By the way yes, that brass fitting was connected to the hot side of the master bath shower control. The control has a quality brass thread. Never ever expected to see anything like it!

Thanks for the tip, and advice. Here is a link to the new thread.

http://www.terrylove.com/forums/showthread.php?p=111629#post111629

I have just had a failure of the brass nut on a Zurn pipe fitting. I will join the class action suit. This whole problem was avoidable. There is nothing wrong with the plastic. It is just that Zurn...

I have just had a failure of the brass nut on a Zurn pipe fitting. I will join the class action suit. This whole problem was avoidable. There is nothing wrong with the plastic. It is just that...