SAN ANTONIO — Kitec water pipes replaced copper pipes between 1995 to 2007. The three-layered plastic and aluminum pipes were thought to be more corrosion resistant than copper. It turns out ...

The Canadian manufacturer and distributor of Kitec, a brass pipe fitting that can leach zinc into connecting pipes, has reached a tentative$90 million settlement with legal representatives of an ...

Kitec plumbing lawsuit and remediation (Getty Images / Paul Bradbury) Do you have pretty bright orange and bright blue pipes running through your home? If so, you may be handing over some hefty ...

Heather McAuley always thought the blue and orange pipes in her south Windsor home looked cool. But then she found out about the class-action lawsuit brought against Kitec. The company makes ...

Plumbing problems related to the use of Kitec, an interior pipe system that corrodes easily, are starting to show up in upscale Lubbock homes built between 2003 and 2007. And the only cure for the ...

Papoulis said Kitec was the "go-to pipe" for most heating companies in the early 2000s and late 1990s before it was recalled because both the fittings and pipes were prone to deterioration.

This weakens the fitting and creates a powder buildup with the potential to cause pipes to leak or burst. The Kitec system, initially marketed as a construction alternative to copper pipe in the U ...

Plaintiffs allege that Kitec’s brass plumbing fittings caused a chemical reaction with polyurethane pipes, and the reaction resulted in leaks, reduced water flow and pipe breaks. The Kitec case ...

Kitec plumbing was widely used in Canada and the U.S. in homes and condominiums built, or extensively renovated, between 1995 and 2007. It was sold for pipes for drinkable water pipes, as well as ...

They explained that in a few regions Kitec fittings developed corrosion and leaking, but only when exposed to certain types of water chemistry. The pipe itself has always been fine. Problems have ...