 "I wish to purchase the solder type valves. Can they be soldered in place, or should they be disassembled before heating them?"
 As long as you have some experience with soldering; you shouldn't have any problems. Most beginners tend
to overheat their fittings and joints, and so, if you are brand new to soldering, you might want
to consider purchasing threaded valves instead of solder types. The valve should be left in place when soldering and not taken apart.
According to Kitz, you should leave the valve fully open before heating. First you preheat the valve evenly to about 212 degrees.
Also preheat the tubing close to the valve before soldering the valve. Then heat the valve (where you want the solder to flow to).
Don't heat the valve body more than one minute and remember, most people tend to over heat. As soon as the solder has become solid, wet the body with a wet cloth to cool it down. Don't
open the valve or move anything until the valve body has totally cooled down. Flush the valve and
the tube interior with water as soon as the piping work has been completed.
"Do you carry valves with drains to prevent freezing?"
Sorry, but we don't stock self-draining valves.
"Spring vs Swing?"
Spring loaded means it has a spring. It tends to seal better (best for potable water pumps), but the spring will wear out easier and does take more pressure to open it. A swing check works on the gravity principle (more reliable in the long run), and it take less pressure to open it (best for sump, pond, fountain, sewage pumps). A swing check should only be mounted horizontally (a spring check may be installed horizontally or vertically with the water flow going up).
"Will these valves hold up to freezing (not break)?"
Any water in ANY brand of valve (even if the walls are many times as thick as what we offer)
will break if subjected to freezing conditions. The strength of water expanding during freezing
is much greater than any valve costing less than many thousands of dollars.
"Why do you prefer to sell Kitz brand valves?"
Because of our customer satisfaction level with these great quality valves.
We receive many repeat customers with Kitz and it is extremely rare that we ever get one back.
"Can globe valves be used in place of a gate valve?"
All globe valves aren't "full flow" as the design of a globe valve won't allow that. Globe valves are good for throttling water flow to a certain speed or volume.
"What does W.O.G. stand for?"
Water Oil Gas.
"I've been told that when shopping for ball valves it's most important to make sure the valves are 'full port'. Do you agree?"
In most cases/applications we believe that the quality of a valve is more critical because a slightly throttled flow will not impede much flow as the velocity will simply increase - causing some friction loss through the valve but very little as it's for such a very short distance.
"What does it mean to have ANSI Certification for lead free plumbing products?"
Laws requiring plumbing products that come in to contact with drinking water to be essentially lead-free (0.25% weighted average) have been passed in California and Vermont. In order for companies to ship these plumbing products to locations in CA and VT, they must be ANSI certified lead free.
"What is CA AB 1953 and VT S.152?"
CA AB 1953 is a California Assembly Bill that defines "lead free" to mean not more than a weighted average of 0.25% lead content in pipe and fittings. VT S.152 is a Vermont Senate Bill that mimics the California AB 1953 and regulates the amount of lead to a weighted average of 0.25% or less.
"What is Keepalloy®?"
Keepalloy® is a globally patented lead-free copper alloy that uses bismuth and selenium instead of lead. Developed by Kitz and NSF certified, this lead-free brass meets the most rigorous criteria for lead-free systems worldwide, including California's AB1953 and Vermont's Act 193 (S.152).
Please note: we are a supplier of Kitz products; we are not the manufacturer.
Warranty is with the manufacturer. We are not affiliated with any other Kitz web sites.
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