Dezincification of Yellow Brass

Plumbing Systems in modern homes may be piped with a variety of materials, typically conventional copper water lines or now plastic pipe commonly called PEX. Each system has advantages and disadvantages, however one defect, that being dezincification of yellow brass. which can be present in a 40-story residential high rise, a mid-rise condominium complex, apartment buildings or single-family home. The culprit is yellow brass used in fittings to join the pipes together, connect the pipes to other components of the plumbing system including shut off valves.

Yellow Brass has one essential of flaw. It corrodes when exposed to water. Obviously not a prudent or proper material to use in a plumbing system. When the problem is found it’s not just in one home, but commonly all homes in the project, neighborhood and even the entire State.

Yellow Brass Dezincification

To view the filed Class Action Complaint click the link below.

Arizona –Class Action Complaint vs. Del Webb Communities, Inc; Del Webb Home Construction Inc.; Pulte Homes, Inc.; Pulte Home Corp.; Pulte group, Inc.

(Use of Wirsbo Co. Components)

Arizona – Class Action Complaint vs. D.R. Horton Inc, – Dietz-Crane Homes, Corp; DRH Southwest Construction Inc,; D.R. Horton Inc.

(Use of Wirsbo Co. Components)

California –Class Action Complaint vs. Wirsbro Co.; Uponor North America Inc.; Uponor Wirsbro and Developer Entities –K. Hovnanian Communities, Inc.; Hovnanian Forecast Homes Southern, Inc.; Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.; Executive Plumbing, Inc.

California – Class Action Complaint vs. Vanguard Piping Systems, Inc.;. Viega LLC and Developer Entities – K. Hovnanian Forecast Homes, Inc.; Forecast Hones, Inc.; Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.; Lennar Homes of California, Inc.; Lennar Sales Corp.; Desert Pluming; Executive Plumbing, Inc.