[Public-List] China strikes the A30 - Valve Failure

[Rachel]

Hi Mike,

I was about to chime in with this info.  The recall was a few years  
ago, and affected the non-cast (at that time triangular base -  
although the cast bronze ones recently went to that shape too)  
seacocks.  The key was to look for a stainless stem/nut and not a  
brass one.

That said, I am not very happy with their "equivalant" replacement  
seacock either.  At least when I researched it (2007 or 2008), the  
"improved" version had brass wetted components instead of the dodgy  
stainless.  Not much of an improvement in my book.

For the "economical" level of seacock, I liked the Conbraco/Apollo.   
At that time (would need to re-check) they were made with domestic  
bronze wetted components.

The upper end (cast bronze) Grocos are still good, with a 316  
stainless ball.  Also the Perkos have domestic bronze (or did, again,  
when I researched), with an acetal ball.

Rachel
ex-#221

On Apr 19, 2010, at 3:36 PM, Mike Lehman wrote:

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> I sent the photo of my failed valve to groco and found out it is  
> subject to recall. The shaft was made in China of something that  
> resembles SS, but who knows what it is really made of.
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